Seven years old in my radio flyer
Red cape tied around my neck, top of Thompson's hill
Billy said I was a liar and now I'm scared half to death
Becky said Billy was dumb I shouldn't listen to him
But I had something to prove
Ain't nobody gonna call me a chicken
Gotta do what you gotta do
I'm gonna fly - - - -
Defy space and gravity
I'm gonna fly - - - -
Billy just you wait and see
I was just a kid barely 18 years
And I couldn't wait to graduate, confident and cocky
And man it really got me when I heard my daddy say
You oughtta get some knowledge, you gotta go to college
Gotta make something of your life
But I had to do it my way so I headed for the highway
And I followed those little white lines
I'm gonna fly - - - -
Defy space and gravity
I'm gonna fly - - - -
Making my own destiny
Well I crashed and I burned but I don't regret it
You only fail if you don't try
I'm gonna brush off the ashes and just forget it
I ain't perfect yet but you can bet someday I'm gonna get my wings and fly
Interlude: E A E B(hey hey)
I'm gonna fly - - - -
Defy space and gravity
I'm gonna fly - - - -
Hey you just go to believe
I'm gonna fly - - - -
Making my own destiny
I'm gonna fly - - - -
Yeah you just got to believe