I stand up for my pride
 I don’t wanna be just like anyone
 In this world I cannot hide
 I must finish what I have begun

 That’s the way I play
 In the modern day
 ’cause I wanna stay
 In the modern day

 Got a picture in my mind
 Of the way that I wanna be
 So I search until I find
 The power inside of me

 It’s another phase
 Of the modern day

 Gotta face up to this life
 Can’t let it get the best of me
 So I make a sacrifice
 If that’s the way it has to be

 I’m doin’ what I feel is right
 I’m ready if I need to fight

 In the modern way
 In the modern day

 Gotta face up to this life
 Can’t let it get the best of me
 If I make a sacrifice
 That’s the way it has to be

 Like a motor in overdrive
 I feel good and I feel alive
 I got no need to beg or borrow
 Got a shortcut to tomorrow

 And I’m on my way
 To the modern day
 Got a lot to say
 In the modern day

 ’cause I need to stay
 In the modern day

 In the modern day