Gonna Be You
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Gonna Be You Lyrics
I'm sticking with you
'Cause I know there's no one else
Who knows me better, holds me together
And everybody else could turn their back on me
But I know that you won't
[Pre-Chorus: Belinda Carlisle & Cyndi Lauper]
When I'm feelin' like I'm sinkin', sinkin', sinkin'
You're the lifeline that I'm needin', needin', needin'
And you're always there
So I always know
[Chorus: Dolly Parton, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, Belinda Carlisle]
It's gonna be you
Who comes to my rescue anytime that I'm drowin'
Into the cold deep water, yeah, you're gonna dive in
You pull me through
Gonna be you
Gonna be you
[Verse 2: Cyndi Lauper & Gloria Estefan]
I'll be there for you
'Cause you're always there for me
Always got my back, I always know that
And everybody else could give up on me
But still, but still, you don't
You're my lifeboat when I'm sinking, sinking, sinking
You're my lifeline when I need it, need it, need it
Yeah, you're always there
So I always know
[Chorus: Dolly Parton, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, Belinda Carlisle]
It's gonna be you
Who comes to my rescue anytime that I'm drowin'
Into the cold deep water, yeah, you're gonna dive in
You pull me through
Gonna be you
Gonna be you
[Bridge: Dolly Parton, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, Belinda Carlisle]
When I spin out
When I'm crashin' down
You're the one that pulls me back up again
If everybody
Turns their back on me
You won't
So I always know
[Chorus: Dolly Parton, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, Belinda Carlisle]
It's gonna be you
Who comes to my rescue anytime that I'm drowin'
Yeah, into the cold deep water, yeah, you're gonna dive in
You pull me through
Gonna be you (You, you, you, you)
Gonna be you
It's gonna be you
Who comes to my rescue anytime that I'm drowin'
Into the cold deep water, yeah, you're gonna dive in
You pull me through
Gonna be you (Gonna be you, gonna be you, gonna be you)
Gonna be you
[Outro: Dolly Parton]
Gonna be you
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Dolly Parton:
I’m so excited to be a part of 80 for Brady and the Diane Warren title song for it. Working with Jane, Lily, and Sally Field again, my older pals that are in the movie, and then working with all the wonderful artists on the song and video, like Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry was a joy. This is very exciting to me. I love feeling like I’m still part of something great and being with those gals that we know are great was a thrill.
Diane Warren:
When I wrote ‘Gonna Be You’ for ’80 for Brady’, I wanted to write a song that celebrated these women’s deep friendship. Since 80 was in the title I got a crazy idea, why not get some of the most iconic singers from the ’80s, who are still amazing and always will be, to all sing it?!!!! Everyone I approached said yes and was just as excited as me!! I’m honored to have Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry on this song!! ‘Gonna Be You’ is that song you want to sing along to with all your good friends!!!”
Belinda Carlisle:
What an honour to sing a song by my favourite songwriter with four other women who I have been a fan of for years! It doesn’t get much better than this.
Cyndi Lauper:
This was such a great project to be part of because it was nice to be able to join forces with my pals for the song. Each of these women mean a lot to me. Friendships between women are important and I think Diane’s lyrics captured that. It was really touching. You don’t often see female “buddy movies” so this was fun
Gloria Estefan:
When my good friend, Diane Warren invited me to be a part of ‘Gonna Be You’ and told me who’d be on it with me it was a resounding YES! What an honour to share this incredible experience with women that I have admired for decades
–via ET Canada
