I won't be denied my chance to shine And I will always fight for my rights When I feel like a man against the world One thing I know Take my hand And let me show you the promised land I live my life the way I want I'm gonna die one happy guy Cause then I know that I've tried If you wanna succeed you got to do it on your own That's one thing I know Take my hand And let me show you the promised land I live my life the way I want Here I am I'm gonna take one stand I live my life the way I want Times will go by and you wonder why You didn't live your life Take my hand And let me show you the promised land I live my life the way I want I live my life