I´´ve had enough of being programmed
And told what I oughta do
Let´´s get one thing straight
I´´ll choose my fate
It´´s got nothing to do with you

The years are flying by
And it´´s time I got high
Took a sample of the good things in life
This is the chance i´´m gonna take
Gonna kick out trouble and strife

I´´ve grown sick and tired of the same old lies
Might look a little young
So what´´s wrong
You don´´t have to be old to be wise

Now I don´´t care if the people stare
And accuse me of going mad
Just get a long hard look into the mirror
Then tell me who´´s been had

The way things are going
I won´´t get a show in
Don´´t seem a lot of time
Not to me

So it´´s off with the ties
No compromise
What it takes
What it´´s like to be free

I´´ve grown sick and tired of the same old lies
Might look a little young
So what´´s wrong
You don´´t have to be old to be wise

All right i´´m down on the reins
Holding the rope
Live and let live from now on

And as the free hand
Alone a free man
I got a world of my own
I go as I please
Fend for myself
Bull out all the stops
Throw the dice

Out on my own
Gonna go it alone
When I need it i´´ll ask for advice

You don´´t have to be old to be wise
You don´´t have to be old to be wise
You don´´t have to be old to be wise
You don´´t have to be old to be wise