I woke up one morning
and I was alive
I looked around and started to cry
dad was pleased, mum held me tight
they gave me a name and told me lies
if I could think then I would have known
that from that moment I was never alone
and if there's one thing that is certain to me
it's that I was born to be me
born to be me
born with a name
born to be famous
born to be lame
born to speak
born to sing
born to play
born to win
the rest of my life I'll carry around
certain thoughts, certain sounds
memories of I don't know when
relating back to now and then
search around for things to do
if I'm lucky I'll find you
hopefully then I'll be able to choose
but if there's one thing that is certain to me
it's that I was born to be me
spoke things
heard things
touched things
learned things
laughed things
cried things
joked things
lied things
to every story there is and end
come what may, come my friend
off to the destination resort
don't fight it off, it can't be fought
time to leave this chapter behind
can't press stop, pause or rewind
I never owned much but this life was mine
'cause if there's one thing still certain to me
it's that I was born to be me