No way I'm never letting anybody take me down, kick me round Cause man I've been working too damn hard for you to take my pride Oh, you can try And nothing you could say and nothing you could do is gonna get in my way No, not today There must be something in the wires Trying to take me higher, woah (Cause from now on) I'll be standing tall Standing right where I belong Tell everybody that next you see me I'll be standing tall Tall as any mountain Oh yeah Next time you see me I'll be standing tall You can catch an airplane You can ride a hurricane But I ain't stepping down Not in my hometown You could try to play cool Go do what you do But I don't suffer fools Not like you And nothing you could say and nothing you could do is gonna get in my way No, not today There must be something in the wires Trying to take me higher, woah (Cause from now on) I'll be standing tall Standing right where I belong Tell everybody that next you see me I'll be standing tall Tall as any mountain Oh yeah Next time you see me I'll be standing tall Gonna raise my hands up high Until I touch the sky, woah woah I'll be standing tall Standing right where I belong Tell everybody that next you see me I'll be standing tall Tall as any mountain Oh yeah Next time you see me I'll be standing tall That's right