You've gotta have heart, all you really need is heart When the odds are saying you'll never win, that's when the grin should start You've gotta have hope, mustn't sit around and moan Nothing's half as bad as it may appear, wait till next year and hope When your luck is batting zero, get your chin up off the floor Mister, you can be a hero, you can open any door, there's nothing to it but to do it You've gotta have heart, miles and miles and miles of heart Oh, it's fine to be a genius of course, but keep that old horse before the cart First you've gotta have heart, you've gotta have heart All you really need is heart, heart, heart, when the odds are saying you'll never win That's when the grin should start, start, start, start, start When your luck is batting zero, get your chin up off the floor Mister, you can be a hero, you can open any door, there's nothing to it but to do it You've gotta have heart, miles and miles and miles of heart Oh, it's fine to be a genius of course, but keep that old horse before the cart First you've gotta have heart, yes you've gotta have heart You've gotta have heart You've gotta have heart