I take the high road, at least I try
I don’t have millions, but I get by
I play by my rules, ‘cause it’s my game
They say that’s selfish, but that’s my way

I’ve got everything, under control
I’ve got steps I’ve yet to take
If I can get to half, I’ll get to whole
As long as I don’t break

Let me do it my own way
Let me stand or fall
Let me fix my own mistakes
If I need help, I’ll call

They think they’re trying to help, they think they have ideas
They think they know what’s what, they think they know what’s real
They try to make me feel like I was less than them
And if I give them that - then I’m letting them win

But I’m stepping up – it’s time for me
I’m so much stronger than I used to be
If they put the world ahead of me,
The rest of the world can suck it

I’ve got to do for me
I need to do what’s right
I know that life is hard
And we all fight the fight

Sometimes it kind of feels
Like it’s them or it’s me
But if I’m pleasing them
I can never be free

I’ve got everything, under control
There are plans I’ve yet to make
I have come this far, there’s more to go
There are chances I will take

Let me do it my own way
Call me what you will
Try to twist the words I say
It makes me stronger still

Oh, yes, I’ve seen what you’ve been putting out there and shame on you – Shame! Have you walked a mile in my shoes? No! You couldn’t fill my shoes. And if you have so much time to provide open commentary on the lives of others, maybe you should invest a little time looking in the mirror, balance your own ledger, because from what I see - you've got work to do, and if you don't like it. You can suck it!

But I’m stepping up – it’s time for me
I’m so much stronger than I used to be
If they put the world ahead of me,
The rest of the world can suck it!