Be Good to Yourself – English Lyrics

• By: Journey
• Album: The Essential Journey

Lyrics & Translation

Journey's "Be Good to Yourself" offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in English rock vocabulary and emotional expression. The song's uplifting message about self-care and resilience, combined with Steve Perry's iconic vocals and memorable melodies, makes it a powerful and relatable piece to help you grasp everyday expressions of encouragement and emotional reflection in English. Listen closely to the lyrics to understand how to express feelings of being overwhelmed and the importance of taking a moment for yourself.

[English]

(audience cheering)

(lively rock music)

- [Steve Perry] Yeah.

♪ Be good to yourself ♪

♪ Runnin' out of self-control ♪

♪ Gettin' close to an overload ♪

♪ Up against a no-win situation ♪

♪ Shoulder to shoulder, push and shove ♪

♪ I'm hangin' up my boxin' gloves ♪

♪ I'm ready for a long vacation ♪

Let me hear you sing.

♪ Be good to yourself when ♪ ♪ Good to yourself when ♪

♪ Nobody else will ♪ ♪ Nobody else will ♪

♪ Oh, be good to yourself ♪ ♪ Oh, be good to yourself ♪

♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ You're walkin' ♪ ♪ You're walkin' a high wire ♪

♪ You're walkin' a high wire ♪ ♪ You're walkin' a high wire ♪

♪ Caught in a cross fire ♪ ♪ Caught in a cross fire ♪

♪ Oh be good to yourself ♪

♪ When you can't give no more ♪

♪ They want it all ♪

♪ You got to say no ♪

♪ Turnin' off the noise that makes me crazy ♪

♪ Lookin' back with no regrets ♪

♪ To forgive is to forget ♪

♪ I want a little piece of mind to turn to ♪

Do you know what I'm talking about?

♪ Be good to yourself when ♪ ♪ Be good to yourself when ♪

♪ Nobody else will ♪ ♪ Nobody else will ♪

♪ Oh be good to yourself ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪

♪ You're walkin' a high wire ♪ ♪ You're walkin' a high wire ♪

♪ Caught in a cross fire ♪ ♪ Caught in a cross fire ♪

♪ Oh, be good to yourself ♪ ♪ Be good to yourself ♪

(lively rock music)

♪ Be good ♪

♪ Good to yourself when ♪

♪ Nobody else will ♪

♪ Good ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

(lively rock music)

(lively rock music continues)

(lively rock music continues)

(audience cheering)

♪ Good ♪

(drum booming)

Thank you, everybody.

(audience cheering)

Thank you. God bless you.

Goodnight, Mountain Aire.