Lyrics
[verse]
My old man sits and shakes his graying head
Says the world was harder back in his day
Tells me all the words that should be said
About the price that freedom makes you pay
But I've got roads that he has never seen
I've got fire that he could never tame
I won't apologize for what I've been
I won't be buried under someone's name
[chorus]
This is my road, and I'll walk it my way
This is my road, and I won't fade away
You can talk until the morning light
This is my road, and I'm the one who's right
[verse]
The neighbors whisper when I pass them by
They think they know the story of my youth
But nobody can read what's in my eye
Or understand the weight of my own truth
I'll take the blows that come with standing tall
I'll take the falls that come with reaching high
Better to have tried and lost it all
Than never once to spread my wings and fly
[chorus]
This is my road, and I'll walk it my way
This is my road, and I won't fade away
You can talk until the morning light
This is my road, and I'm the one who's right
[bridge]
Go on and shout it from the rooftop high
Go on and tell me all the reasons why
I'll nod my head and walk my own road still
Because it's mine to lose, it's mine to build
[chorus]
This is my road, and I'll walk it my way
This is my road, and I won't fade away
You can talk until the morning light
This is my road, and I'm the one who's right
