Twenty-one and strong as I can be

I know what freedom means to me

And I can't give the reason why

I should ever want to die

Got no cause to be afraid

Or fear that life will ever fade

'Cause as I watch the rising sun

I know that we have just begun



I might spend my life upon the road

Just tryin' to add to what I know

Then someday I might settle down

And all my friends will be around



They say a man should have a stock and trade

But me, I'll find another way

I believe in getting what you can

And there ain't no stoppin' this young man



Because I'm you and fast as I can be

I know what freedom means to me

And I can't give the reason why,

I should ever want to die

No I can't give the reason why

I should ever want to die