Seven years old in my radio flyer And cape tied around my neck Top of Thompson's hill Billy said I was a liar And now I'm scared half to death Becky said Billy was dumb I shouldn't listen to him But I had something to prove Ain't nobody gonna call me a chicken Gotta do what you gotta do I'm gonna fly Defy space and gravity I'm gonna fly Billy just you wait and see I was just a kid Barely eighteen years And I couldn't wait to graduate Confident cocky and man, it really got me When I heard my daddy say You oughta get some knowledge You gotta go to college Gotta make something of your life But I had to do it my way So I headed for the highway And I followed those little white lines I'm gonna fly Defy space and gravity I'm gonna fly Makin' my own destiny Well, I crashed and I burned But I don't regret it You only fail if you don't try Gonna brush off the ashes And just forget it I ain't perfect, yeah But you can bet someday I'm gonna get my wings and fly I'm gonna fly Defy space and gravity I'm gonna fly Yeah, you just got to believe