Don't hold me down cause i'm gonna fly

What you think about this? I been holding it in now I'm letting it flow What you think about this? I'm gonna do my own thing yeah I'm flying solo so Don't tell me how its gonna be On my own And the thing of it is There's nothing round here that I'm gonna miss Cause you're holding me down I just wanna fly There comes a time when I gotta say goodbye To the life that you see me in Here's where I begin [Chorus] And I promise myself I ain't nobody's, I just wanna be free And I promise myself Even though it don't always come easy Gonna learn from my pain Never explain Do it my way, that's what I say Promise myself I'm the only one who will believe me There's a voice in my head Telling me come on, come on, move on There's a voice in my head Telling me I know my right from wrong They say what doesn't kill you can Make you strong Now I know what it means You can try to bend but you ain't breakin my dreams I'll be making mistakes Comin up at a loss I'll be tumbling down But Like MC shake it off I'll stay cool cause I know who's boss Of me, myself, and I [Chorus] And I promise myself I ain't nobody's, I just wanna be free And I promise myself Even though it don't always come easy Gonna learn from my pain Never explain Do it my way, that's what I say Promise myself I'm the only one who will believe me I'll keep movin even when the beat is gone (I will) I'll keep doin what i got to do to carry on (I will) So don't hold me down cause i'm gonna fly and the time has come and gotta say goodbye To the life that you see me in Here's where I begin [Chorus X2] And I promise myself I ain't nobody's, I just wanna be free And I promise myself Even though it don't always come easy Gonna learn from my pain Never explain Do it my way, that's what I say Promise myself I'm the only one who will believe me