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 far-away prize, a world of success

It's waiting for me if I heed the call

I won't settle down or settle for less

As long as there's 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, or do it or die, I've gotta be me