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Got To Be

Childish Gambino

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Childish Gambino

Childish Gambino

Performer

Ely Rise

Keyboards

Taneka Samone

Choir

Taylor Milton

Choir

Claudia Cunningham

Claudia Cunningham

Choir

Chelsea West

Choir

Bri Jolie

Choir

Vanessa Wood

Choir

Tickwanya Jones

Tickwanya Jones

Choir

Denise Stoudmire

Denise Stoudmire

Choir

Tyler Johnson

Synthesizer

Malik Flint

Percussion

Savannah Braswell

Savannah Braswell

Background Vocals

Donald Glover

Vocals

Elizabeth Sis Komba

Elizabeth Sis Komba

Choir

Ludwig Göransson

Ludwig Göransson

Electric Guitar

Savannah

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Tyler Johnson

Composer

Donald Glover

Composer

Michael Uzowuru

Michael Uzowuru

Composer

Keith Flint

Composer

Liam Howlett

Composer

Luther Campbell

Luther Campbell

Composer

Harry Wayne Casey

Harry Wayne Casey

Composer

Keith Palmer

Composer

Rick Finch

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Childish Gambino

Childish Gambino

Producer

Ely Rise

Co-Producer

Tyler Johnson

Co-Producer

Malik Flint

Additional Producer

Donald Glover

Producer

Michael Uzowuru

Michael Uzowuru

Co-Producer

Riley Mackin

Recording Engineer

Patrick Gardner

Patrick Gardner

Assistant Engineer

Jonathan Lopez Garcia

Jonathan Lopez Garcia

Assistant Engineer

Conner McFarland

Conner McFarland

Assistant Engineer

John Armstrong

Assistant Engineer

Ciaran De Chaud

Ciaran De Chaud

Assistant Engineer

Stuart White

Mixing Engineer

Matheus Braz

Assistant Engineer

Colin Leonard

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

I be messed up every weekend

I'm like, I don't know why I be drinking up

I be messed up every weekend

I'm like, I don't know why I be smoking up

I don't know why (I don't know why)

I mess myself up every weekend

I don't know why (I don't know why)

I mess myself up every weekend

Give me back my sounds!

[Chorus]

Can't stop, won't stop

Ride around smoking that indo

Summertime lockdown, 2020 my time

It got to be

[Verse 1]

Just one girl's a lot for me

I mean obviously

If the world's going down, I've got to see

I mean, I got to see

Bad girl wanna fuck hot guy

Fake man wanna play both sides

Red tip looking like hot fries

2 piece, give 'em that Popeyes (Don't stop)

Hollow man die like rat man

Rude boy gonna get red banned (Bando)

Eat 'em good like Pac-Man

It got to be

Two sticks, cop car

Two clips, pop star

Take back, Coolio

Shake that booty hole (Don't stop)

ASAP, Four Five

Both knees, both eyes

Too hot, don't stop

It got to be

[Chorus]

Can't stop, won't stop

Ride around, runnin' that too turnt

Summertime lock down, 2020 my time

It got to be

[Chorus]

Can't stop, won't stop

Ride around, runnin' that too turnt

Summertime lock down, 2020 my time

It got to be

[Bridge]

If the world's gone blind, then I can see

Only I can see

If the world's gone blind, then I can see

Only I can see

[Verse 2]

Pullin' up, Five Guys, red like ketchup

Why do I feel so special?

I'm on that run like (Bando)

I got a flash like camera

Sketchy like Joe Montana

Don't stop

Put it in my face

Don't stop

10.8

I'm out of breath, ho

Do it 'cause I said so

Trappin' out the Bando, Bando, Ban-

I told y'all ****

Y'all thought I was playing, but Gambino's back in this mothafucker, none of y'all safe!

[Verse 3]

Someone turn the muthafucking bass up

They gon' find your homeboy face up

Looking for me like you gon' say somethin'

Talkin' that shit, you gon' pay for it

Talkin', I'm still on fire, fire

Happy you still gon' die, die

Cappin' you still gon' lie, lie

Got to be

[Outro]

We can all go

Now we're all in this

Close your eyes

And share our happiness

We can all go

Now we're all in this

Close your eyes

And share our happiness

Written by: Donald Glover, Ely Rise, Harry Wayne Casey, Keith Flint, Keith Palmer, Liam Howlett, Luther Campbell, Malik Flint, Michael Uzowuru, Richard Finch, Riley Mackin, Tyler Johnson, bLAck pARty

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