Ringo Starr – Standing Still Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
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Standing Still

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Standing Still Lyrics

When you wake up
You gotta make up
Your mind, what you gonna to do
You can't lie there
And sigh there
That life's too hard for you

Take your time, now
Change your mind, now
There's nothing that can't be done
Somebody's has to go live your life
And you're the only one

You don't mean nothing if you don't do nothing
You're just waiting at the bottom of the hill
You don't mean nothing if you don't do nothing
You're just standing still

Start moving
Start grooving
To the rhythm of the universe
Stop talking
Stop walking
You gotta move one foot first

Raise your head
Get out of bed
To see what's going on (to see what's going on)
Make a better world where you're going
Than the one you're coming from
You don't mean nothing if you don't do nothing
You're just waiting at the bottom of the hill
You don't mean nothing if you don't do nothing
You're just standing still

You don't mean nothing if you don't do nothing
You're just waiting at the bottom of the hill
You don't mean nothing if you don't do nothing
You're just standing still

You don't mean nothing if you don't do nothing
You're just waiting at the bottom of the hill
You don't mean nothing if you don't do nothing
You're just standing still

You don't mean nothing if you don't do nothing
You're just waiting at the bottom of the hill
You don't mean nothing if you don't do nothing
You're just standing still

You're just standing still
Listen to me, brothers and sisters

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Credits
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Drum Programming
Acoustic Guitar
Upright Bass
Percussion
Release Date
September 15, 2017
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