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There's a spanner in the works, you know,
You gotta step up your game to make it to the top
So go,
Got a little competition now,
You're gonna find it hard to cope,
Livin' on your own, ooh, ooh
Let's make this happen, girl,
We're gonna show the world that something
Good can work, and it can work for you
And you know that it will.
Let's get this started, girl,
We're movin' up, we're movin' up
It's been a lot to change, but you
Will always get what you want.
It took a little time
To make a little better
It's only going out,
Just one thing then another you know, you know
It took a little time
To make a little better
It's only going out,
Just one thing then another you know, no
Let's make this happen, girl,
We're gonna show the world that something
Good can work, and it can work for you
And you know that it will.
Let's get this started, girl,
We're movin' up, we're movin' up
It's been a lot to change, but you
Will always get what you want.
You gotta step up your game to make it to the top
So go,
Got a little competition now,
You're gonna find it hard to cope,
Livin' on your own, ooh, ooh
Let's make this happen, girl,
We're gonna show the world that something
Good can work, and it can work for you
And you know that it will.
Let's get this started, girl,
We're movin' up, we're movin' up
It's been a lot to change, but you
Will always get what you want.
It took a little time
To make a little better
It's only going out,
Just one thing then another you know, you know
It took a little time
To make a little better
It's only going out,
Just one thing then another you know, no
Let's make this happen, girl,
We're gonna show the world that something
Good can work, and it can work for you
And you know that it will.
Let's get this started, girl,
We're movin' up, we're movin' up
It's been a lot to change, but you
Will always get what you want.
Lyrics submitted by evangeline7
Track duration: 02:45
"Something Good Can Work" as written by Alexander James/halliday Trimble
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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So, the first person tries to convince her that money is not everything in life and that something good can work without this.
Just for the record: I'm not saying this is a song against working hard, obviously. This is all about a person that has a capitalist dream, that dreams of getting rich and not of getting happy.
It's about a boy who fell in love with a girl with a lot of insecurities and while she worked hard to overcome them he was there the whole time rooting her on, proud of her.
And "moving up in the world" implies when she "bloomed" she made him a thing of the past and deemed him unworthy of this new and improved woman.
I can relate to that scenario very well and this song makes sense to me in that way.
I get this impression that he's saying no matter what you do, you're strong, smart and beautiful enough to make it work out.
That and the "show the world" makes me feel like maybe she's coming out of a bad situation, moving through it and he's saying something good CAN work and it CAN work for you. Whatever happens you'll spin it.
You gotta step up your game to make it to the top
So go-o,
Got a little competition now,
You're gonna find it hard cope with
Livin' on your own, o-oh, o-oh
Let's make this happen, girl,
We're gonna show the world that something
Good can work, and it could work for yo-ou,
And you know that it will.
Let's get this started, girl,
We're movin' up, we're movin' up
It's been a lot to change, but yo-ou
Will always get what you want.
It took a little time
To make a little better
It's only going up,
Just one thing then another you kno-ow, you kno-ow
It took a little time
To make a little better
It's only going up,
Just one thing then another you kno-ow, you kno-ow
Let's make this happen, girl,
We're gonna show the world that something
Good can work and it could work for yo-ou,
And you know that it will.
Let's get this started, girl,
We're movin' up, we're movin' up
It's been a lot to change, but yo-ou
Will always get what you want.