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 free
I've gotta be free
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
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 me
I've gotta be me
The dream that I see
Makes me what I am
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 me