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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