Work to Do
America Lyrics
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Stickin' it out not givin' in to it
When everybody's givin' up on me and you
And if we're gonna make it baby
If we're gonna make it baby
We've still got some work to do
Well it didn't go down quite the way we planned it
We've come this far we've got to see it through
And if we're gonna make it baby
If we're gonna make it baby
We've still got some work to do
And we've got long hours and late nights ahead of us now
But if we try we just might
Make it all right
It might all work out somehow
Well it's a tough job we didn't ask for it
Takin' what's breakin' and tryin' to restore it
It won't be easy what else is new
And if we're gonna make it baby
Yeah if we're gonna make it baby
We've still got some work to do
We've still got some work to do
We've still got some work to do
The lyrics of America's song Work To Do portray a message of perseverance and determination in the face of adversity. The singer acknowledges that life can be tough, and things don't always go as planned. However, he emphasizes that it's important to stick it out and not give in, especially when others around you are giving up. He recognizes that mistakes have been made, but they must see it through and keep working towards their goals.
The lyrics also illustrate that hard work is required to achieve success, and it won't be easy. Late nights and long hours are expected, but the payoff of potentially making things right and having things work out in the end is worth the effort. Overall, the song encourages listeners to keep pushing forward and to continue putting in the work.
Line by Line Meaning
Well it's a tough job but someone's gotta do it
This is a difficult task, but someone needs to do it.
Stickin' it out not givin' in to it
We will persist and not give up.
When everybody's givin' up on me and you
Even when everyone else has given up, we won't.
And if we're gonna make it baby
If we want to succeed and make things work...
We've still got some work to do
...we have to put in more effort and work harder.
Well it didn't go down quite the way we planned it
Things didn't unfold as we had hoped.
We made mistakes, took some things for granted
We made errors and overlooked some things.
We've come this far we've got to see it through
We've made progress and should see it to the end.
And we've got long hours and late nights ahead of us now
There will be extended periods of time where we must work hard.
But if we try we just might
If we put in the effort, we may have success...
Make it all right
...and everything will work out well in the end.
It might all work out somehow
With perseverance, things will eventually fall into place.
Well it's a tough job we didn't ask for it
This is a challenging undertaking that we didn't necessarily choose to do.
Takin' what's breakin' and tryin' to restore it
We are trying to fix or rebuild something that is broken.
It won't be easy what else is new
This will not be a straightforward task, but that's to be expected.
And if we're gonna make it baby
If we intend to succeed and persevere...
Yeah if we're gonna make it baby
...we still have more work to do.
We've still got some work to do
There is still more work to be done if we want to achieve our goal.
We've still got some work to do
There is still more work to be done if we want to achieve our goal.
We've still got some work to do
There is still more work to be done if we want to achieve our goal.
Contributed by Kylie N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.