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 a lie, it's just the price that he paid
 Sacrificed his life, just slavin' away

Ooh, 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

Shining like a diamond, rolling with the dice
 Standing 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, nothing's what it seems
 We're living in the 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
 Looking for forgiveness and what's left to believe?

Ooh, 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

Shining like a diamond, rolling with the dice
 Standing on the ledge, and show the wind how to fly
 When the world gets in my face
 I say, have a nice day
 Have a nice day

Ooh, 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

Shining like a diamond, rolling with the dice
 Standing on the ledge, and show the wind how to fly
 When the world gets in my face
 I say, have a nice day
 Have a nice day, have a nice day,
 Have a nice day

When the world keeps trying, to drag me down
 I've gotta raise my hands, gonna stand my ground
 I say, hey, have a nice day
 Have a nice day, have a nice day.