Stuck in the middle, I can see where I've been My eyes are open and I know where I'm going So much is in the way There are people who like being negative And they always got something to say They say you'll never be what you want to be And that you'll never get what's so far Ooh, I'm trying hard, gotta hold my tongue Times like this, I wish I really could say I wanna tell them shut up, I'm moving up No time for the haters, working hard to be greater You need to shut up, I'm climbing up This is the calling, I don't see myself falling So shut up Working hard every day to be noticed [Incomprehensible] They don't want the best for you There are people around being jealous 'Cause they wish that they could do what you do They say you'll never be what you hope to be And that you'll never shine like the stars Ooh, you're trying hard, gotta hold your tongue Times like this, I know you wish you could tell them Tell them shut up, I'm moving up No time for the haters, working hard to be greater They need to shut up, I'm climbing up This is the calling, I don't see myself falling So shut up, I'm moving up No time for the haters, working hard to be greater They need to shut up, I'm climbing up This is the calling, I don't see myself falling So shut up Please forgive me, I don't mean to be rude This is not my normal behavior When people say them things To knock me off my brains I can't help it, gotta tell them Shut up, I'm moving up No time for the haters, working hard to be greater They need to shut up, I'm climbing up This is the calling, I don't see myself falling So shut up, I'm moving up No time for the haters, working hard to be greater They need to shut up, I'm climbing up This is the calling, I don't see myself falling So shut up Shut up, shut up This is real So shut up