Some people know what they wanna be   Some people see what they wanna see   Everyday needs some kind of dream   But the complexities of life escape to an ideal scene, yeah      People try to tell you how to live your life   Let the blind lead the blind   Well, that's all right   So make up your mind   The fool or the wise   There are things in this life   Which you can't compromise      Break away   And take the time to know your mind   And leave it all behind you   And say   That's the way I am      Yeah - I was born this way   Can't you see it in my eyes   Yeah, heah, heah   Oh, I was born this way   Can't you feel it in your heart    Yeah, heah, heah, oh      It's not always easy to disagree   Don't make excuses for what you see   There's one thing in life   I have no doubt   You're on the way up   On the way out, baby, oh      Some people see what's gonna be   But they hide in a corner   From reality   Sometimes you're up   And sometimes you're down   You can't spend your whole life   Just fooling around      Break away   And take the time to break the ties   And leave it all behind you and say   That's the way I am      Yeah - I was born this way   Can't you see it in my eyes   Yeah, heah, heah   Oh, I was born this way   Can't you feel it in your heart and say   Yeah, heah, heah, oh      In this world   There's a love that's unspoken   Letting go   Reaching out   Then it's time to search your heart   And stop, it's you   Learn to love yourself   Respect yourself   Say - that's the way I am      Say, I was born this way   Yeah, yeah, yeah   Yeah - I was born this way   Can't you see it in my eyes?   Yeah, heah, heah   Oh, I was born this way   Can't you feel it in your hearts and say   Yeah, heah, heah, oh   The fool or the wise   So open your eyes   And say yeah, heah, heah   Yeah - say it loud and clear   And say yeah, heah, heah   I was born this way, oh, oh, oh   Say yeah, heah, heah   I was born this way   Born this way   So say, so say, yeah   I said yeah