This Is Your Life

This is your life Live it your own way This is your life Live it your own way I lived part of my life Being scared of my dreams Every time someone asked What I'm shooting for in life I will hide my true feelings And when I spoke up to my friends They made fun of my dreams So when times got too rough I would think back on one thing My mama would say to me (This is your life) Yeah, you got to (Live it your own way) Mama would say (This is your life) You got to (Live it your own way) Forces of Evil struck back and forth Throughout my young days, hmm, yeah Because I would listen And care what other people would say, yeah Like a four letter word I ignored the whole world And built my own tiny world With respect But it took time to relate What my momma would say Time after time again, she said (This is your life) You got to (Live it your own way) My mama would say (This is your life) This is your life, you got to (Live it your own way) It's gotta be that way (This is your life) (Live it your own way) Mama used to say (This is your life) This is your life, you got to live (Live it your own way) (This is your life) You got to (Live it your own way) My mama would say (This is your life) This is your life girl (Live it your own way) It's gotta be that way (This is your life) Ooh, you got to live (Live it your own way) (This is your life) Gonna live your life, all the best now Live it your own way (This is your life)