Lyrics to Believe In Yourself (Dorothy)

This version of Believe In Yourself (Dorothy) was released by Diana Ross in 1978.

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If you believe
Within your heart you’ll know
That no one can change
The path that you must go

Believe what you feel
And know you’re right, because
The time will come around
When you say it’s yours

Believe there’s a reason to be
Believe you can make time stand still
You know from the moment you try
If you believe
I know you will

Believe in yourself, right from the start
You’ll have brains
You’ll have a heart
You’ll have courage
To last your whole life through

If you believe in yourself
If you believe in yourself
If you believe in yourself
As I believe in you

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About Lyrics and Believe In Yourself (Dorothy) by Diana Ross

The lyrics for Believe In Yourself (Dorothy) are defined as the words making up the song released by Diana Ross in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Believe In Yourself (Dorothy) have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Diana Ross and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Believe In Yourself (Dorothy) by Diana Ross if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Believe In Yourself (Dorothy)" means the words set to the music of Believe In Yourself (Dorothy), or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Diana Ross. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Believe In Yourself (Dorothy) and the lyrics to Believe In Yourself (Dorothy) are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Diana Ross who came here looking just for the lyrics to Believe In Yourself (Dorothy), but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.