( Paul Brandt / Jon Vezner)
And 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 eighteen years and I couldn't wait to graduate
Confident and cocky
Man, it really got me
When I heard my daddy say
'You oughta 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
Makin' my own destiny
Well I crashed and I burned
But I don't regret it
You only fail if you don't try
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
I'm gonna fly
Defy space and gravity
I'm gonna fly
Yeah, you just got to believe
I'm gonna fly
Makin' my own destiny
I'm gonna fly
Yeah, you just got to believe
