Ba-da-da-da-da-oo-hoo Ba-da-da-da-da-oo-hooBa-ba-da-ba-baThinkin' bout the time when I was seventeen I had all these high hopes and big dreamsPeople used to say to me, you're crazy To make it, you have to be a lot less lazyBa-da-da-da-da-oo-hoo Ba-da-da-da-da-oo-hooI'll sing my songs and I'll sing them loud I'll show them all and make myself proudBa-da-da-da-da-oo-hoo Ba-da-da-da-da-oo-hooTo the people who think that I won't try I'll let them sit back and watch me flyThey'll watch me flyJust like the crosses on the mantelpiece I'll give it a go and follow my dreamsPeople say you have to be loud to make it If she doesn't have the confidence she'll have to fake itBa-da-da-da-da-oo-hoo Ba-da-da-da-da-oo-hooI'll sing my songs and I'll sing them loud I'll show them all and make myself proudBa-da-da-da-da-oo-hoo Ba-da-da-da-da-oo-hooTo the people who think that I won't try I'll let them sit back and watch me flyThey'll watch me flyBa-da-da-da-da-oo-hoo Ba-da-da-da-da-oo-hooI'll sing my songs and I'll sing them loud I'll show them all and make myself proudBa-da-da-da-da-oo-hoo Ba-da-da-da-da-oo-hooTo the people who think that I won't try I'll let them sit back and watch me flyThey'll watch me flyThey'll watch me fly, fly, fly