Life has come a long way since yesterday, I say And it's not the same old thing over again, I say Just do what you feel and don't you fool yourself, I say 'Cause I can't make you happy unless I am, I say, I say I Got to be true to myself Got to be true to myself Got to be true to myself Got to be true to myself Day in day out, I've asked many questions, I say Only to find the truth it never changes, I say If you don't deal with it it keeps killing you a little by little, I say Call me selfish if you will my life I alone can live, I say, I say I Got to be true to myself Got to be true to myself, anyway now Got to be true to myself Got to be true to myself I don't care if it hurts I'm tired of lies and all these games I've reached a point in life Eh, no longer can I be this way, don't come crying to me I too have shed my share of tears I'm moving on, yes I'm grooving on, well I'm finally free I've Got to be true to myself Got to be true to myself, anyway ya'll Got to be true to myself Got to be true to myself Come on now, got to be true Got to be true, got to be true to myself Anyway ya'll, got to be true Got to be true, got to be true to myself