When I went to church Back when I was a girl The pastor used to say to me You can sing your songs good Now don't get me wrong but It's obviously never gonna be I thought I only had to leave Louisiana To get the loser feelings out of my head I wish I could go back and tell my younger self That we're gonna me awesome someday You've got to believe in yourself Whenever you're lost in the darkness and trouble You've got to believe in yourself, babe Go be the light At the end of the tunnel Now I'm a little older I'm in love with someone Someone who's in love with me Sometimes I fuck it up I feel like I'm a waste So bad that I can barely breathe But hashing all my problems They're only mine to solve I know I'm not the same no more, no more And I still hate my flaws But I'm still a child of God And I'm gonna be awesome some day You've got to believe in yourself Whenever you're lost in the darkness and trouble You've got to believe in yourself, babe Go be the light At the end of the tunnel (Ah, ah, ah, be the light, be the light, be the light) At the end of the tunnel, yeah (Ah, ah, ah, be the light, be the light, be the light) Be the light, be the light, be the light Be the light, be the light, be the light I thought I only had to leave Louisiana To get the loser feelings out of my head I wish I could go back and tell my younger self That we're gonna me awesome You've got to believe in yourself Whenever you're lost in the darkness and trouble You've got to believe in yourself, babe Go be the light Yeah go be the light At the end of the tunnel