[Verse 1]
[Intro]
Oooh, oh, oh
Hey, yeah
Mmm, mmm, no
Mmmm

[Verse 2]
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...

[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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...

[Chorus]
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

[Bridge]
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
[Chorus]
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)