(Long instrumental intro – thunderous drums, pounding toms, driving bass, and a memorable blues-rock guitar riff that builds tension before the vocals enter.)
Verse 1
I've got the dust of a thousand shoes inside my lungs,
I've counted nights that never saw the morning sun.
Luck kept walking, never looked my way,
But I learned to stand, come what may.
I trusted hard, I gave too much,
Some only reached for me when life got rough.
I carried weights nobody ever knew,
Still I kept on pushing through.
Pre-Chorus
I've swallowed enough.
I've forgiven enough.
This is the day
I start living for myself.
Chorus
Live the way I like!
No chains holding me tonight.
I'm walking roads
I chose to find.
I'd rather be real than easy to like!
I won't bend,
I won't break.
Take me as I am
Or get out of my way.
Live the way I like!
Verse 2
I speak my mind,
No filter, no disguise.
The truth hits hard,
But truth never lies.
I'll give my heart
To those who stand beside me.
But use my soul just once...
And you're history.
One kick, one door,
One final goodbye.
No looking back,
No asking why.
Bridge
These scars don't fade,
They shine like steel.
Every hit I took
Taught me what's real.
Freedom isn't something
You can borrow or fake.
I earned every step,
Every choice I make.
Guitar Solo
(The signature guitar riff grows into a powerful solo—melodic at first, then explosive, before locking back into the main groove.)
Final Chorus
Live the way I like!
No permission, no compromise.
Every breath,
Every fight.
I'd rather be real than easy to like!
If you walk beside me,
Walk with honesty.
If you use my kindness,
You'll lose all of me.
I laugh straight into the storm,
Standing tall, standing free.
Live the way I like!
I'd rather be real than easy to like!
... easy to like!
