I’ve Gotta Be Me

[Verse 1]
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?

[Verse 2]
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

[Bridge]
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

[Verse 3]
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