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've gotta be me, I've gotta be me

What else can I be but what I am?

I wanna live, not merely survive

And I won't give up these dreams of life that keep me alive

I've gotta be me, I've gotta be me

The dream that I see makes me what I am

That faraway prize, a world of success

Is waiting for me if I heed the call

I won't settle down, won't settle for less

If there's a half 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've 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've gotta be free, I've gotta be free

Daring to try, to do it or die, I've gotta be me