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 you
  
  The 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 get out trouble and strife
  
  I 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 wise
  
  No 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 had
  
  The 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 free
  
  I 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 wise
  
  I 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 wise
  
  I'm gonna gather my things
  Go through the door
  Every night I'll live on my own
  I'd like to be there
  And I'm gonna be there
  I got a will of my own
  
  I go as I please
  Fend for myself
  Pull all the stops, roll the dice
  Out on my own, gonna go it alone
  When I need it
  Then 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
  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
  
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