Ella Fitzgerald - I've Gotta Be Me lyrics

Whether I'm right or whether I'm wrong Whether I find a place in this world or never belong I've 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've gotta be me, I've 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've 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've gotta be free, I've just gotta be free Daring to try, to do it or die I've gotta be me