Story about Johnny said he wants to be a star Pops called him a loser cause he's living out his car Nobody expected him to ever get this far Now he's selling out arenas man he's living pretty la-la-large Had to lose my friends 'Cause none of them understand me Was a disaster from the start Gotta be who you are Don't let the voices in life deter you Everybody's got it all figured out, for you Let the people shout, let the people shout Woah They don't even know what they talkin' 'bout Woah Don't let the voices in life deter you I would do it over again Wouldn't change a thing about my plans 'Cause my troubles make me who I am I'm a solo journey man So I had to lose my friends 'Cause none of them understand me Was a disaster from the start Gotta be who you are You gotta be who you are Don't let the voices in life deter you Everybody's got it all figured out, for you Let the people shout, let the people shout Woah They don't even know what they talkin' 'bout Woah Don't let the voices in life deter you Don't miss your chance, 'cause you only get one shot Don't miss your chance, took a lot to get where you are The final dance, not afraid of being left out You got this You've been running to your dreams You as close as can be You've been running to your dreams You as close as can be You've being running to your dreams You as close as can be Cl-close as can be And I had to lose my friends 'Cause none of them understand me Was a disaster from the start Gotta be who you are You gotta be who you are Don't let the voices in life deter you Everybody's got it all figured out, for you Let the people shout, let the people shout Woah They don't even know what they talkin' 'bout Woah Don't let the voices in life deter you Don't let the voices in life deter you Everybody's got it all figured out, for you Let the people shout, let the people shout Woah They don't even know what they talkin' 'bout Woah Don't let the voices in life deter you