I've had enough of being programmed
And told what I ought to do
Let's get one thing straight
I'll choose my fate
And it's got nothing to do with youThe years are flying by and it's time I got high
Took a sample of the good things in life
This is a chance
I'm gonna take
Gonna kick out trouble and strifeI grow 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 wiseNo I don't care that the people stare
Accuse me of going mad
Just get a long hard look into the mirror
Then, tell me now who's been hadThe way things are going I won't get to show 'em
Go single all the time's up to me
So it's off with the ties
No compromise
Wanna taste what it's like to be freeI grow 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 wiseI grow 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 wiseAlright, I'm gonna gather my things
Go through the door
Live and let live from now on
At last a free hand, no longer pre-planned
I got a will of my ownI go as I please
Fend for myself
Pull all the stops, throw the dice
Out on my own, gonna go it alone
When I need it
Then I'll ask for adviceYou 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
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
Songwriters
TIPTON, GLENN RAYMOND/HALFORD, ROB/DOWNING, KENNETHPublished by
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