Seven years old in my radio flyer   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 cocky and 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, yeah   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