Do It My Way

Verse 1 They handed me a blueprint that ain’t fit the man I am, said “sign here, follow orders” — I said nah, that ain’t the plan. If I get another shot, I’m taking every inch of it my way, built a deal they never seen, still doing it like this today. From a staircase to a stage, from a whisper to a name, never chased the fifteen minutes, chased what I could do with fame. ’Cause anybody get a moment — question is what you become, I turned a moment into decades, watch me keep the engine run. Pre-Chorus They can’t hurt me, I already know my flaws, I’m my own toughest judge, my own applause. Chorus So I do it my way, my way, come back to reality, still stand tall on a hard day. Modest and honest, gotta live with the mirror, self-made, self-paid, and the picture getting clearer — I do it my way, my way, they built the room to break me, watch me shine anyway. Verse 2 Half these cats can’t pivot, get stuck on who they was, one lane their whole religion, then the lights cut off because they never learned to bend, never learned to reinvent, I switched it up so many times I lost count of where I went. Music, film, the business — same soul, brand-new door, you either take the moment or you sit and want it more. I’m the biggest critic in the building, ain’t no hater cut me deep, ’cause I already said it to myself before I fell asleep. Pre-Chorus They can’t hurt me, I already know my flaws, I’m my own toughest judge, my own applause. Chorus So I do it my way, my way, come back to reality, still stand tall on a hard day. Modest and honest, gotta live with the mirror, self-made, self-paid, and the picture getting clearer — I do it my way, my way, they built the room to break me, watch me shine anyway. Bridge Uncomfortable in rooms that wasn’t made for my kind, but I earned every inch, so I quiet the mind. Don’t self-sabotage the blessing, don’t fold under the weight — the ego take the check first, then you learn how to be great. Final Chorus So I do it my way, my way, survived my own opinion, made it out the gray. Modest and honest, I can live with the mirror, three decades in the game and the picture still clearer — I do it my way, my way, they built the room to break me — I’m still standing anyway. Outro Fifteen minutes? Nah — I made it last a life. Did it my way… every single time.