Lyrics: Ashanti. Concrete Rose. Freedom.

So, I?m gon? close my eyes
And I?m gon? live my life
Despite what you think
I?mma be free ?cause I?mma be me, yeah

So, I?m gon? close my eyes
And I?m gon? live my life
Despite what you think
I?mma be free ?cause I?mma be me, yeah

See, I ain?t never think I would have a situation
Where the people around me just envy, I must replace ?em
See, I always thought the people that watch me grow
Would wanna see me blow, for sure, but little did I know

They ain?t never really wanna see me smiling
They couldn?t take the fact that I was really shining
And in my heart I knew they wishing I would stop
?Cause they don?t me to rise and be on top

And all that jealousy and hate
Could be right in front of your face
And it?s gone hurt for you to see
But it ain?t your fault, just let it be

So, I?m gon? close my eyes
And I?m gon? live my life
Despite what you think
I?mma be free ?cause I?mma be me, yeah

Said, "I?m gon? close my eyes
And I?m gon? live my life
Despite what you think
I?mma be free, ?cause I?mma be me, yeah"

See, everybody wanna have something to talk about
So they pointin? their fingers and always runnin? their mouths
No matter how you try to satisfy someone else
Givin? so much of yourself, your love, but it?s never enough

The more you give, the more they want and they ain?t happy
And they don?t see all you do to make ?em happy
They don?t appreciate it ?till you walk away
But you don?t wanna hear it by now it?s too late

And all that jealousy and hate
Could be right in front of your face
And it?s gone hurt for you to see
But it ain?t your fault, just let it be

So, I?m gon? close my eyes
And I?m gon? live my life
Despite what you think
I?mma be free, ?cause I?mma be me, yeah

Said, "I?m gon? close my eyes
And I?m gon? live my life
Despite what you think
I?mma be free, ?cause I?mma be me, yeah"

See, what they don?t understand is
That I?m a keep livin? my life and survivin?
And I?mma keep pushin?, and strivin?, and climbin?, and grindin?
?Cause ain?t no time to be crying
I been providing with the strength to carry my way

And I?mma be okay
?Cause I?mma live my life my way
You can say what you want to say
It won?t affect the way I?m living
I?m winnin? by being free again, yeah

So, I?m gon? close my eyes
And I?m gon? live my life
Despite what you think
I?mma be free, ?cause I?mma be me, yeah

Said, "I?m gon? close my eyes
And I?m gon? live my life
Despite what you think
I?mma be free, ?cause I?mma be me, yeah"

Yeah, yeah, hey
?Cause it?s my life, my life
My life, my life, my life, yeah yeah