Why you wanna tell me how to live my life?And who are you to tell me if it's black or white?My mama came to him and tried to understandHis innocence, the difference between a boy and a manMy daddy lived a life, it's just the price that he paidSacrificed his life, just slaving awayOh, if there's one thing I'd hang on toThat gets me through the nightI ain't gonna do what I don't want to doI'm gonna live my lifeShining like a diamond, rolling with the diceStanding on a ledge to show the way, not a flyWhen the world gets in my faceI say, have a nice dayHave a nice dayTake a look around you, nothing's what it seemsWe're living in the broken home of hopes and dreamsLet me be the first to shake a helping handAnybody brave enough to take a standI've knocked on every door, down every dead end streetLooking for forgiveness and what's left to believeOh, if there's one thing I'd hang on toThat gets me through the nightI ain't gonna do what I don't want toI'm gonna live my lifeShining like a diamondRolling with the diceStanding on a ledgeShowing how to flyWhen the world gets in my faceI sayHave a nice dayHave a nice dayHave a nice dayOh, there's one thing I hang on toThat gets me through the nightI ain't gonna do what I don't want toI'm gonna live my lifeShining like a diamondRolling with the diceStanding on a ledgeShowing how to flyWhen the world gets in my faceI sayHave a nice dayHave a nice dayHave a nice dayHave a nice dayWhen the world keeps tryingTo drag me downGotta raise my handGonna stay my friendI sayHeyHave a nice dayHave a nice dayHave a nice dayHave a nice dayHave a nice dayyou