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 got to be me, I've got to 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've got to be me, I've got to 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 or settle for less
If there is 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 got to be free, I've got to be free
Daring to try, to do it or die, I've got to be me
I've got to be free, I've got to be free
Daring to try, to do it or die, I've got to be me