Twenty-one and strong as i can be
i know what freedom means to me
and i can't give the reason why
i should ever want to die
got no cause to be afraid
or fear that life will ever fade
'cause as i watch the rising sun
i know that we have just begun

i might spend my life upon the road
just tryin' to add to what i know
then someday i might settle down
and all my friends will be around

they say a man should have a stock and trade
but me, i'll find another way
i believe in getting what you can
and there ain't no stoppin' this young man

because i'm you and fast as i can be
i know what freedom means to me
and i can't give the reason why,
i should ever want to die
no i can't give the reason why
i should ever want to die