I've Got to Be Me Songtext
von Sammy Davis Jr.

Whether I′m right or whether I'm wrong
Whether I find a place in this world or never belong
I gotta be me, I′ve gotta be me
What else can I be but what I am

I want to live, not merely survive
And I won't give up this dream
Of life that keeps me alive
I gotta be me, I gotta be me
The dream that I see makes me what I am


That far-away prize, a world of success
Is waiting for me if I heed the call
I won't settle down, won′t settle for less
As long as there′s a chance that I can have it all

I'll go it alone, that′s how it must be
I can't be right for somebody else
If I′m not right for me
I gotta be free, I've gotta be free
Daring to try, to do it or die
I′ve gotta be me

I'll go it alone, that's how it must be
I can′t be right for somebody else
If I′m not right for me
I gotta be free, I just gotta be free
Daring to try, to do it or die