Stand up all you children get up arise and walk
You gotta open up your mouths before you learn to talk
Open up your mind so you can truly be set free
Take a look around the world endless possibilities
Cause you gotta stand up and proud
And live your life out loud
You gottta stay strong, to be free
And be what you want to be
Because when all is said and done
I just gotta be me
Open your third eye and see what's in front of you
It's your life you gotta live no matter what you choose
Don't let nobody bring you down with their bigotry and hate
It's your life you gotta live so there's no time to wait
Cause you gotta stand up and proud
And live your life out loud
You gottta stay strong, to be free
And be what you want to be
Because when all is said and done
I just gotta be me
Gotta open up your eyes if you wanna see
You've got to stand up for yourself if you wanna be free
Don't let nobody tell how you should identify
You owe it to yourself to be yourself and never live a lie
Cause you gotta stand up and proud
And live your life out loud
You gottta stay strong, to be free
And be what you want to be
Because when all is said and done
I just gotta be me
Because when all is said and done
I just gotta be me
Don't ever apologize for being who you are
You're strong you're beautiful and baby you're a star
Everybody got something that makes us all unique
If you just stay true to you then you're never obsolete
You gotta stand up
You gotta be proud
You gotta live your life out loud
Mmm yeah
Go on and live