Fear will eat you up inside   And if you let it grow it will only multiply   It will control you, never will let go of you   Until it has led to your demise      If you let all this control your life   Then you will have the regret deep inside   Your fears will never be exorcised   You've gotta be true to yourself      True to yourself   That's the only way to be   That's the only way to go   That's the only way for me   Above all things you gotta be true to yourself      Yes like you I've had my doubts   I had to overcome   I had to figure it all out   It took time, sometimes I wasn't sure   But somehow I seem to make it all work      Now there's no more sense of urgency   There's now self confidence inside of me   I know the person who I'll always be   And I gotta be true to myself      True to yourself   That's the only way to be   That's the only way to go   That's the only way for me   Above all things you gotta be true to yourself      So now what are you gonna do?   If you set out with something to prove, I'll tip my hat to you   But if you want to choke   I'm not gonna buy the rope   And when your lips get stiff and cold   I'll say I told you so      True to yourself   That's the only way to be   That's the only way to go   That's the only way for me   Above all things you gotta be true to yourself