["Not what they say, your future holds for you","What you've been fighting for","Not what they say, your future holds for you","You gotta hold on to what you want","And worry about the girl","Not what they say","","The future holds so much for you","Didn't have it on your side","","Go to the light and pass on through","","And worry about the girl","They tried to change your mind","Told you how to live your life","Not what they say, your future holds for you","And they told stories","There's no use in looking back","","","Not what they say","","And worry about the girl","Forget about, forget about the world, yeah","Forget about the world","And worry about the girl","You really didn't want to choose","Forget about the world","You had to take the time","Not what they say, your future holds for you","","Worth fighting for","Not what they say, your future holds for you","Not what they say","A love they hoped would never last","Not what they say, your future holds for you","Forget about the world","Forget about the world","You gotta hold on and you will see","","Not what they say","","","You gotta believe that she's the one","See your destiny then you will know","","","Had problems in the past","","And worry about the girl","...","And worry about the girl","","Stories that shouldn't be told","Forget about the world","Told you how to live your life","Not what they say","","So they tried to change your mind","","But you had too much to lose","Which way to go","Forget about the world","You gotta believe in it hold on","Worth fighting for","","Outside forces weren't enough","Forget about the world","Time was passing by","Tried their best to tear apart","Stories that shouldn't be told","You gotta believe that she's the one","Not what they say, your future holds for you","And they told stories","To win sometimes you gotta lose","Until you can fight no more","It was you against the world","'Cause you had to make up your mind","But you chose to hold on to your girl","Knew what you had to do","It was you against the world","Not what they say","But you chose to hold on to your girl","And worry about the girl","Not what they say","You had a stronger love"]
Performed by: Gabrielle Written by: Ben Barson; Louisa Bobb; Andy Dean; Ben Wolff
Credits: Barson, Ben (Songwriter); Bobb, Louisa (Songwriter); Dean, Andy (Songwriter); Wolff, Ben (Songwriter); PERFECT SONGS LTD (Publisher); WORKIN' AN' A STEAMIN' MUSIC LTD (Publisher)
"Forget About the World" is the second single from Gabrielle's second album Gabrielle. Written by Gabrielle, Wolff, Dean, Barson, who wrote previous single, "Give Me a Little More Time", "Forget About the World" did not perform as well as its predecessor, peaking at #23 in UK. It was the lowest charting single from the album and the only single to miss the top fifteen.