Write what you know and let your feelings show Be who you are and give all that you've got It's easy and as hard as this Though you try to resist It's just the way of this world Let it be your oyster, your pearl Make you an honest girl Let it be your oyster, your pearl Be just where you are and content with your lot Oh, but try to look far as you wish on a star It's easy and as hard as this You must try to persist It's just the way of this world Let it be your oyster, your pearl Make you an honest girl Let it be your oyster, your pearl