The Punch

I'm gonna beat em to the punch

I'm gonna beat em to the punch

They can't bring me down

If I'm already under the ground

I'm gonna try to make em laugh

I'm gonna try to make em laugh

Cause a laughin man's got

Nothin to say about me

They're judging only by what they can see

This behavior goes way back to ancient history

I hope one day, I'll find a way to be free

I know I can't change them, all I can change is me

I'm gonna stick to the master plan

Once I come up with a master plan

It's hard to know how to

Deal with this sort of thing

I'm gonna try not to care

But it's so hard not to care

So I'll just go my own way

And hope that they go theirs

They're judging only by what they can see

This behavior goes way back to ancient history

I hope one day, I'll find a way to be free

I know I can't change them, all I can change is me

But I don't have to live this way

No I don't have to live this way

No I don't have to live this way

It won't always be this way

I can unclench my fists and reach out my hand

I can plant my flag and find my place to stand