Why you wanna tell me how to live my life?
Who are you to tell me if it's black or white?
Mama can you hear me? Try to understand.
Is innocence the difference between a boy and a man?
My daddy lived the lie; it's just the price that he paid.
Sacrificed his life; just slavin' away.

Ohhh, if there's one thing I hang onto,
That gets me through the night.
I ain't gonna do what I don't want to.
I'm gonna live my life
Shinin' like a diamond, rollin' with the dice,
Standin' on the ledge, show the wind how to fly.
When the world gets in my face,
I say have a nice day.
Have a nice day.

Take a look around you, nothin's what it seems,
We're livin' in a broken home of hopes and dreams.
Let me be the first to shake a helping hand.
Anybody brave enough to take a stand?
I knocked on every door, down every dead end street,
Lookin' for forgiveness, and what's left to believe?

Ohhh, if there's one thing I hang onto,
That gets me through the night.
I ain't gonna do what I don't want to.
I'm gonna live my life
Shinin' like a diamond, rollin' with the dice,
Standin' on the ledge, show the wind how to fly.
When the world gets in my face,
I say have a nice day.
Have a nice day.

Guitar Solo

Ohhh
Ohhh, if there's one thing I hang onto,
That gets me through the night.
I ain't gonna do what I don't want to.
I'm gonna live my life
Shinin' like a diamond, rollin' with the dice,
Standin' on the ledge, show the wind how to fly.
When the world gets in my face,
I say have a nice day.
Have a nice day.

When the world keeps tryin' to drag me down,
Gotta raise my hands, gonna stand my ground.
I say, hey!
Have a nice day.
Have a nice day.

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