[Verse 1] I stand my ground in stormy weather We're pickin' up the pieces that we dropped along the way We rise and fight and fall together Anything to forget the problems of yesterday [Chorus] Whatever they say is not only Not the only way I know Whatever they say is not always Not the only way for me Whatever they say is not for me [Verse 2] The sun will rise and fade your bruises But it can never cleanse your body of the wounds and battle scars We all just fight for some reaction But you'll get yours, and I'll get mine, and they'll get theirs [Chorus] Whatever they say is not only Not the only way I know Whatever they say is not always Not the only way for me Whatever they say is not only Not the only way I know Whatever they say is not for me [Bridge] They tell us to keep pushing on, on, on I said we can't, we can't, we can't move much more forward With our feet pushed hard to the ground-ound-ound Don't you know how hard it is to be young? Don't you have any idea what it means? [Chorus] Whatever they say is not only Not the only way I know Whatever they say is not always Not the only way for me Whatever they say is not only Not the only way I know Whatever they say is not always Not the only way for me Ooh not the only way for me, ooh oh