I've had enough of being programmed   And told what I ought to do   Let's get one thing straight   I'll choose my fate   And it's got nothing to do with you      The years are flying by and it's time I got high   Took a sample of the good things in life   This is a chance   I'm gonna take   Gonna get out trouble and strife      I grow sick and tired of the same old lies   Might look a little young   So what's wrong   You don't have to be old to be wise      No I don't care that the people stare   Accuse me of going mad   Just get a long hard look into the mirror   Then, tell me now who's been had      The way things are going I won't get to show 'em   Go single all the time's up to me   So it's off with the ties   No compromise   Wanna taste what it's like to be free      I grow sick and tired of the same old lies   Might look a little young   So what's wrong   You don't have to be old to be wise      I grow sick and tired of the same old lies   Might look a little young   So what's wrong   You don't have to be old to be wise      I'm gonna gather my things   Go through the door   Every night I'll live on my own   I'd like to be there   And I'm gonna be there   I got a will of my own      I go as I please   Fend for myself   Pull all the stops, roll the dice   Out on my own, gonna go it alone   When I need it   Then I'll ask for advice      You don't have to be old to be wise   You don't have to be old to be wise   You don't have to be old to be wise   You don't have to be old to be wise   You don't have to be old to be wise   You don't have to be old to be wise   You don't have to be old to be wise      [Fade]