Why you wanna tell me how to live my life?

Who are you to tell me if it's black or white?

Mama can you hear me, try to understand

Is innocence the difference 'tween a boy and a man?

My daddy lived the life it's just the price that he paid

Sacrificed his life just slavin' away



[Chorus]

Ohhh, if there's one thing I hand onto

That gets me through the night

I ain't gonna do what I don't want to

I'm gonna live my life

Shinin' like a diamond, rollin' with the dice

Standin' on the ledge I show the wind how to fly

When the world gets in my face, I say

Have a nice day

Have a nice day



Take a look around you nothin's what it seems

We're livin' in a broken home of hopes and dreams

Let me be the first to shake a helpin' hand

Anybody brave enough to take a stand

I've knocked on every door on every dead end street

Lookin' for forgiveness and what's left to believe



[Chorus]

Ohhh, if there's one thing I hang onto

That gets me through the night

I ain't gonna do what I don't want to

I'm gonna live my life

Shinin' like a diamond, rollin' with the dice

Standin' on the ledge I show the wind how to fly

When the world gets in my face, I say

Have a nice day

Have a nice day



Ohhhhhh!



Ohhh, if there's one thing I hang onto

That gets me through the night

I ain't gonna do what I don't want to

I'm gonna live my life

Shinin' like a diamond, rollin' with the dice

Standin' on the ledge I show the wind how to fly

When the world gets in my face, I say

Have a nice day

Have a nice day



When the world keeps tryin' to drag me down

Gotta raise my hand, gotta stand my ground

I say, hey!

Have a nice day

Have a nice day