"Living My Life" lyrics

Oooh, oh, oh
Hey, yeah
Mmm, mmm, no
Mmmm

Oh, I'm so happy that I'm living my life
I never knew what I went through, but hoped everything'd turn out right
I'm remembering the days that I was holding my head down
When people came around, I always pretended to smile
But I knew deep in my heart
That I was slowly falling apart
Some days, all I wanted was to hold my mother's hand
And hear her say, "Baby, you're gonna make it"
Over and over again
So I

And I've been living my life for quite some time (Living my life)
And I'm so glad I made it this far (Oh)
And nothing gonna bring me back down (bring me back down)
And nothing gonna turn me around (Turn me around)
And I been living my life for quite some time
And I'm so glad (so glad) I made it this far
And nothing gonna bring me back down
And nothing gonna turn me around

Don't want nobody to think it was easy for me
It took a while just to get down and too many people just didn't believe
I'm remembering the sacrifices that I had to make
I would cry myself to sleep and say that it would be okay
But I knew that if I prayed
That I would be on my way someday
Sometimes, all I wanted was to hear my father say
He would say, "Baby, you're gonna make it and I don't care what people say"
So I

And I've been living my life for quite some time
And I'm so glad I made it this far (Yeah)
And nothing gonna bring me back down (Bring me back down)
And nothing gonna turn me around (Turn me around)
And I been living my life for quite some time (Oh)
And I'm so glad (so glad) I made it this far
And nothing gonna bring me back down
And nothing gonna turn me around

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 (I'm so) happy (Happy), baby, baby, babe
Said, I'm so (I'm so) happy (Happy), baby, baby, babe

And I've been living my life for quite some time
And I'm so glad I made it this far (So glad)
And nothing gonna bring me back down (Nothing)
And nothing gonna turn me around
And I been living my life for quite some time
And I'm so glad I made it this far (Yeah, yeah)
And nothing gonna bring me back down (Bring me back down)
And nothing gonna turn me around (Turn me around)