You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise

I've had enough of being programmed And told what I ought to do Let's get one thing straight, I'll choose my fate And it's got nothing to do with you The years are flying by, and it's time I got high Took a sample of the good things in life This is the chance I'm gonna take Gonna kick out trouble and strife I've grown sick and tired of the same old lies Might look a little young, so what's wrong? You don't have to be old to be wise No, I don't care that the people stare Accuse me of going mad Just get a long hard look into the mirror Then, tell me now who's been had The way things are going, I won't get to show 'em Don't seem a lot of time, not to me So it's off with the ties, no compromise What it takes, what it's like to be free I've grown sick and tired of the same old lies Might look a little young, so what's wrong? You don't have to be old to be wise I've grown sick and tired of the same old lies Might look a little young, so what's wrong? You don't have to be old to be wise Alright, I'm grabbin' the reins, holding the rope Live and let live from now on At last a free hand, no longer pre-planned I got a will of my own I go as I please, fend for myself Pull all the stops, roll the dice Out on my own, gonna go it alone When I need it, then I'll ask for advice You don't have to be old to be wise You don't have to be old to be wise You don't have to be old to be wise You don't have to be old to be wise You don't have to be old to be wise You don't have to be old to be wise You don't have to be old to be wise