I woke up this morning with a smile on my face (oo)
and nobody's gonna bring me down today(oo)
been feeling like nothing's been going my way
lately i decided right here, right now,
that my outlook's gonna change
that's why i'm gonna
say goodbye to all the tears i've cried
every time somebody hurt my pride
feelin' like they won't let me live life,
and take the time to look at what is mine

i see every blessing so clearly,
and i thank god for what i got from above

chorus:
i believe they can take anything from me
but they can't succeed in taking my inner peace from me
they can say all they wanna say, about me, but i'm
i'm gonna carry on, (carry on)
i'mma keep on (keep on) singin' my song
(la, la, la, etc)

i never wanna dwell on the pain again, ooo, no, no
there's no use in relivin' how i hurt back then,ooo, no no
rememberin' too well the hell i felt when i was runnin' out of faith,o
every step i'm 'bout to take well it's towards a better day
cause i'm about to
say farewell to every single lie
and all the fears i've held too long inside
every time i felt i couldn't try, all the negativity and strife

cause too long, i've been, strugglin' couldn't go on
but now i've found i'm feelin' strong and i'm moving on

chorus
i believe they can take anything from me
but they can't succeed in taking my inner peace from me
they can say all they wanna say, about me, but i'm
i'm gonna carry on, (carry on)
i'mma keep on (keep on) singin' my song

every time i tried to be what they wanted from me
it never came naturally, so i ended up in misery
was unable to see all the good around me, wasting so much energy on
what they thought of me than simply
just rememberin' to breathe, ooo
i've learned i'm humanly unable to please everyone at the same time
so now i find my peace of mind living one day at a time

in the end i answer to one god, comes down toone love
till i get to heaven above
i have made a decision never to give
in till the day i die no matter what
i'm gonna carry on, i'mma keep on singin' my song
(lalalalalalala)

i believe they can take anything from me
but they can't succeed in taking my inner peace from me
they can say all they wanna say, about me, but i'm
i'm gonna carry on, (carry on)
i'mma keep on (keep on) singin' my song