[Intro: Harmony]
Oooh, la, la, la, la, la, la…
Mmmm, hey, yeah, no, no, no…
Mmmm, oh, no…
Hmmm…

[Verse 1]
Oooh, I’m I'm so happy that I’m livin’ I'm livin' my life. life
I never knew what I went through, through
But hoped everything’d turn everything turned out right. right
I’m rememberin’I'm rememberin' the days that
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was holdin’ holdin' my head down, down
When people came around I
And always pretended to smile. smile

But I knew deep in my heart, that
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was slowly fallin’ apart. fallin' apart
Some daysSomething, is all I wanted was
Was to hold my mother’s mother's hand
And hear her say, “Baby...You’re baby, you're gonna make it.” it
Over and over again,
So I… so I

[Chorus]
And I been livin’ my life for quite
some time (livin’ my life)
And I’m, so glad I made it this far (ohhhh!),
And nothin’ gonna bring me back down,
And nothin’ gonna turn me around (turn me around).

[Chorus]
And I been livin’ livin' my life for quite some time
And I’m, I'm, so glad I made it this far (so glad),
And nothin’ nothin' gonna bring me back down, down
And nothin’ nothin' gonna turn me around. around
[Verse 2]And I been livin' my life for quite some time
Don’tAnd I'm, so glad I made it this far
And nothin' gonna bring me back down
And nothin' gonna turn me around

Don't want no body nobody to think it
It was easy for me. me
It took a while just to get down, down
ButAnd too many people just didn’t believe. didn't believe
I’m rememberin’I'm rememeberin' the sacrifices that I had to make; make
I would cry myself to sleep and
Andsay “that that it would be ok.” okay

But I knew that if I prayed, prayed
That I would be on my way someday. someday
Sometimes,Sometimes is all I wanted, was wanted
Was to hear my father say, say
He would say, “Baby... yah baby you're gonna make it, it
And I don’t don't care what people say.”
So I’m… say, so I

[Chorus]
And I been livin’ livin' my life for quite some time
And I’m, so glad (ay-ay!) I made
it this far (yeah-yeah),
And nothin’ gonna bring me back
down (bring me back down),
And nothin’ gonna turn me around (turn me around).

[Chorus]
And I been livin’ my life for
quite some time (mmm-mm-mmm)
And I’m, I'm, so glad I made it this far, far
And nothin’ nothin' gonna bring me back down (mmm-mm, no),
And nothin’ nothin' gonna turn me around (turn me around).

[Verse 3]
Ohh, I want the world to see
everything that’s happened to me.
I went from goin’ out my mind, to always on time.
And I am no longer a fool, since my
days are cold without you.
And I’m so (I’m so), happy (happy), baby, baby, babe.
Said I’m so (I’m so), happy (happy)…
Baby, baby, babe!

[Chorus]
And I been livin’ livin' my life for quite some time
And I’m, I'm, so glad I made it this far (soo glad!),
And nothin’ nothin' gonna bring me back down (nothing!),
And nothin’ nothin' gonna turn me around (and ohhh-hoo-ohhh!).
[Chorus]All I want the world to see everything
That's happened to me
I went from goin' out my mind
To always on time
And I am no longer a fool
Since my days are cold without you

And I'm so happy
Baby, baby, babe
Said I'm so happy
Baby, baby, babe

And I been livin’ livin' my life for quite some time
And I’m, I'm, so glad I made it this far (yeah, yeah!)
And nothin’ nothin' gonna bring me backenter deleted
down (bring me back down!)
And nothin’ nothin' gonna turn me around (turn

And I been livin' my life for quite some time
And I'm, so glad I made it this far
And nothin' gonna bring me around!) back down
And nothin' gonna turn me around