We’re born to think

Born to make choices

So many to choose

So many voices

We speak our minds

When our voices set in

Defying the many

Who trained us to win

We cared not for reason

And heard not their talk

We were eager to go alone

Wanting to walk our own walk

But the road to independence

Where the sun kisses the earth

Is the road that we had set upon

From the moment of our birth

We try so hard to go alone

Forgetting all we’ve learned

Sometimes losing friendships

And sometimes getting burned

But we go

Yeah, we go

For the road to independence

Is the road you go alone

So many travelers on this road

I see them all the time

Heavy packs and broken backs

That really is a crime

No one asks or wants a hand

Often stubborn, sometimes strong

They choose to walk their lonely walk

Despite the fact it’s long

But we go

Yeah, we go

For the road to independence

Is the road you go alone

When they reach their independence

At that point, they will look back

Grateful that they went alone

And carried there, their pack

The sun was just as promised

As it lights both night and day

As here in Independence

We can say we went our own way