I had habit now I'm putting it down My old (?) is six feet in the ground And I'm free now, yeah I'm free now I fought myself like an ultimate foe My story read like an epic of woe And I'm free now, yeah I'm free now I used to say that's just the way that it goes Oh well, that's just life I suppose I can't change into somebody else Anyway I'm reinventing myself 'Cause I'm a free man now (yeah) 'Cause I'm a free man now (that's right) 'Cause I'm a free man now I'm climbing hard, now I'm reaching the crest My soul and body are put to the test And I'm free now, yeah I'm free now I'm holding out for the moment of truth I'm drinking deep from the fountain of youth And I'm free now, yeah I'm free now I used to say that's just the way that it goes Oh well, that's just life I suppose I can't change into somebody else Anyway I'm reinventing myself 'Cause I'm a free man now (yeah)