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 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, to do it or die 
I've gotta be free
Daring to try, to do it or die 
I've gotta be free
Daring to try, to do it or die 
I've gotta be free, yeah