Called a friend the other day To see what kind of words hed say He said, "I just met a man down here and his girlfriend dont like you" So give me a number, her address And Ill see if I can do my best To avoid her the next time Im pa**ing through Never been much for following rules Always go out and act the fool And something bad would happen by and by I cant say Im always proud of myself But I dont wish I was somebody else Infact Id rather be me then you But a lot of people dont like me Not my music I hear; personally Gonna tell you how to act and what to say I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave I guess Id rahter be an orphan then a slave Well I went to a party in the middle of the night Crawling up the stairs and thats alright I pictured the who place in flames and it made me smile I wonder why I thought such terrible things A voice in my head heard the telephone ring Picked up and said, "weve been wondering for a while" Walked in a wall, spelt in the dirt Got punched in the face I admit that it hurt And I had enemies that I call my friends But it dosnt matter if I get low down Because Im the one riding on the hear right now And all I gotta do is use my imagination But a lot of people dont like me Not my music I hear; personally Gonna tell you how to act and what to say I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave I guess Id rahter be an orphan then a slave Well theres been sometimes I was under the gun And when I was I intended to run It was important but it wasnt worth dying for Someone said he who fights and runs away Can avoid getting k**ed another day So I made a point of every window and every door But all these people they gather round My heart goes backwards my head drops down I hear my voice say things I told it not to Couldnt say who it was directed at And why I chose to say something like that And now what I truly plan to do But a lot of people dont like me Thats what I hear now out on the street Wanna tell you how to act and what to say I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave I guess Id rahter be an orphan then a slave I guess Id rahter be an orphan then a slave