Lyric Jimmy Says

Jimmy says, "Do this.."
Jimmy says, "Do this.."
I say, "I don t want to!"
Jimmy says, "Do this.."
Jimmy says, "Do this.."
I say, "I don t want to!"
Trying to make up my own mind
Got my own direction to find!
Yeah, I know Jimmy s cool and everyone at school
Usually does what Jimmy does, without thinking - just because

Jimmy says, "Try this.."
Jimmy says, "Try this.."
I say, "I don t need it!"
Jimmy says, "Try this.."
Jimmy says, "Try this.."
I say, "I don t need it!"

Sometimes it s just no fun
To feel like you re the only one
Who doesn t go along, when things seem wrong
But they re not my friends if they don t see
That I don t like people pushing me!

Hey man, what s the matter with you?
Oh, come on! Everybody s going!
Chicken!
Nobody s gonna know!
What are you, scared?
Everybody does it! Come on!

I might hang out with Jim
But I don t need to be just like him
Got to listen to myself
Cause you can t let someone else
Always make your move for you!
Got to find out what you want to do!

Jimmy says, "Try this.."
Come on and try this!
I say, "I don t need it!"
Jimmy says, "Come on, try this.."
I say, "I don t need it!"
Oh Jimmy, Jimmy

From the album "Free To Be A Family" (1988)
Marlo Thomas & Friends
Written by: David Buskin & Abra Bigham