Answer To Yourself

You gotta answer to yourself
 You can't depend on anyone else
 You gotta know where you stand
 And what's in your hands
 Yeah, you gotta answer to yourself
 You gotta write down what you know
 You gotta make sure that it's known
 Because they're coming along to see what you've done
 And they're gonna claim it for their own
 You got a rabbit in your hat
 You got a few tricks up your sleeve
 Don't get stuck in a rut
 Or stuck in the same
 You got exactly what you need
 You got a talent, don't you know?
 You're more talented than you know
 And you give it a shot
 And give it the time
 And be surprised how far it goes
 But I think I'm gonna die
 Before I see my time
 But I think I'm gonna die
 Trying anyway
 You gotta answer to yourself
 Two days a week outside yourself
 You take an hour a day, an hour a day
 And you don't respond to anyone else
 You got a few things on your shelf
 You got to look through for yourself
 You gotta choose what to read
 Choose what to believe
 And you don't take it from anyone else
 But I think I'm gonna die
 Before I see my time
 But I think I'm gonna die
 Trying anyway
 But I think I'm gonna die
 Before I see my time
 But I think I'm gonna die
 Trying anyway