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The Birth Of The Blues / I've Gotta Be Me (Live)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Walter Marks
Walter Marks
Songwriter
Richard Wess
Richard Wess
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jimmy Bowen
Jimmy Bowen
Producer

Lyrics

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 want to live, not merely survive And I won't give up this dream of life that keeps me alive I've gotta be me, I've 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 do 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 do 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 just gotta be free Daring to try, to do it or die, I've gotta be me
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