What if we were all the same? Same rules, same game And we weren't allowed to change anything about anything That anybody's ever done before Wouldn't that be boring? Oh, spinning on a ride Or walking on a line That they drew a long time ago And you know that you don't need to know Where they go, you can go Write your own story Hey, hey, you gotta be who you ought to be So who do you wanna be? You can choose if you're bad, if you're good, if you love to laugh Speak in your heart, oh, speak in your mind You can be what they say, you can be a cliché, You can tear up the box and throw it away Everybody gotta beat themselves Everybody gotta dream out loud Everybody gotta beat themselves Square plays make the world go round La-di-da-da-de-de-da-da-da La-di-da-da-da-de-da-da-da La-di-da-da-da-de-da-da-da-da La-di-da-da-da-de-da-da-da-da There's a lot of open doors you can go and explore You can always open more if you're hittin' the wall Droppin' the ball, haven't we all been down that same hallway? So let them talk and whisper, let them try to fix you Repaint your picture at the end of the day If it's in your frame just cause you're different Don't mean you're crazy Hey, hey, you gotta sing like nobody's listening Cause somebody's listening, yeah, oh You can choose if you're bad, if you're good If you look around, speak in your heart Or speak in your mind You can be what they say, you can be a cliche You can tear up the box and throw it away Everybody gotta be themselves Everybody gotta dream out loud Everybody gotta be themselves Square does not let the world go round No, no, no, don't let the world go round Hey, hey, you gotta be who you oughta be So who do you wanna be, whoa You can choose if you're bad, if you're good If you look around, speak in your heart Or speak in your mind You can be what they say, you can be a cliche You can tear up the box and throw it away Everybody gotta be themselves Everybody gotta dream out loud Everybody gotta be themselves Square does not let the world go round Hey, hey, you gotta be who you wanna be So who do you wanna be Square does not let the world go round Hey, hey, you gotta be who you wanna be So who do you wanna be Square does not let the world go round