i've gotta be me

whether i'm right or whether i'm wrong

whether i find a place in this world or never belong

i gotta be me

i've gotta be me

what else can i be but what i am

i want to live

not merely survive

and i won't give up this dream

of life that keeps me alive

i gotta be me

i gotta be me

the dream that i see makes me what i am

that far-away prize

a world of success

is waiting for me if i heed the call

i won't settle down

won't settle for less

as long as there's a chance that i can have it all

i'll go it alone

that's how it must be

i can't be right for somebody else

if i'm not right for me

i gotta be free

i've gotta be free

daring to try

to do it or die

i've gotta be me

i'll go it alone

that's how it must be

i can't be right for somebody else

if i'm not right for me

i gotta be free

i just gotta be free

daring to try

to do it or die

i gotta be me