they say sing what you know
but i've sung what they want
some folks do what they're told
but baby this time i won't
will look through that door
i know the truth won't lie
some things i've done before i can't justify
there are kings in my past
things no one can be proud of
but i stand in the light i've casted
and turn away from any lack of love
oh
and i walked through that door
i say here i go
you see me and nothing more
i'm singing what i know
i know better
i know better
legend is just a name
i know better than to be so proud
i won't drink in all this fame
i'll take more love than i'm allowed
i won't have to cut it off from where it came
my history has brought me to this place
this power and the color of my face
and i know better
oh
i know better
oh
i'll rise from the floor if i don't win
i'll bust open that door so let me in
and the music chooses me to sing i let her
i'll sing what i know
yes
i know better
oh
i know better
yes
i know better
i know better