All my life all I wanted was for you to understand All my life all I needed somehow to take a stand I don't care, don't care, don't care what you do or say I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live my life my own way I will never be a broken man Live my life just the way I want to I will never be a broken man Show my pride the only way I can All my life I keep trying you fail to recognize All your life you kept trying, now it's my time to shine I don't care, don't care, don't care what you do or say I'll never live, never live my life your way I will never be a broken man Live my life just the way I want to I will never be a broken man Show my pride the only way I can I want to live my life my way I will always hold my own I will take every step my way I will never make your mistakes I know it was hard Struggling through your youth Given me everything you thought you could But now it's my time to shine