Sometimes you've got to take the heat
  If you're gonna walk down on the mean street
  Take the heat and you see it through
  'Cause sometimes it comes down to
  Do what you gotta do
    Sometimes it goes right down to the wire
  And you might have to walk through the fire
  Walk on, boy all the way through
  Sometimes it just comes down to
  Do what you gotta do
    Well, there's people that'll tell you
  It's just no use
  And there's people that'll tell you
  That you're gonna lose
  People that'll tell you
  Anything you're gonna listen to
  Do what you gotta do
    Someday they're going to call your name
  They'll come looking for some one to blame
  What's your name, boy
  Hey, you just tell them true
  'Cause they can't take the truth from you
  So do what you gotta do
    Well, they'll call you a hero or a traitor
  But you'll find out that, sooner or later,
  Nobody in this world is gonna do it for you
  Do what you gotta do
    There ain't nobody in this world
  That's gonna do it for you
  Do what you gotta do