I was standing downtown, downtown   Staring at the pebbles on the ground   Tryin to figure out a way up out of this town   And I know yeah, I'm not the only one   So many people out there chase the sun      If you're looking for a free ride, you better run child   Or you sure won't get too far, oh   You'd better dance a dance   To make the rain come down   If you want to be a star, oh my life      My life   (Brother you know)   Sure ain't been too easy   My life   (Sister you know)   The life I wanna live   My life   (Mama you know)   You're gonna go through changes   My life   No turnin back   (I'm tellin you no)      Every now and then   I wanna throw my hands up in the sky   Cos one day I know I'll be flyin high   And I know yeah I got to get down   On my knees and pray   Cos in heart I know I'll see that day      When my freedom comes along   I'm gonna run child   Cos I know that I'll go far oh, oh   Can't let nobody kill my soul and bring me down   And they know who they are, oh my life      My life   (Brother you know)   Sure ain't been too easy   My life   (Sister you know)   The life I wanna live   My life   (Mama you know)   You're gonna go through changes   My life   No turnin back   (I'm tellin you no)   (x2)      No turning back   Yeah oh baby   No turning back   Yeah oh   No turning back   Yeah oh baby   No turning back   Yeah   No turning back