Live 'Til I Die

I was born out of wedlock on the seventeenth day
 Of the third month of 75
 I watched my daddy working every hour God sends
 Just to keep all of my dreams alive
 I was the eldest of three, the pressure never got to me
 I guess I had a vision of how everybody should be
 Thinking not of what they'll miss, oh
 Until we're standing at the edge of the abyss
 Live 'til I die
 I laugh 'til I cry
 Live 'til I die
 I laugh 'til I cry
 'Cause I know what I'm looking for
 I won't listen any more
 Any more
 Well, I went through some changes at the age of 14
 And discovered all the joys of rock wear
 I made a point of wearing unfeasibly tight jeans
 And endeavoured just to grow my hair
 Oh, but kids can be cruel, I wasn't popular at school
 I became the subject of a campaign of ridicule
 But I'll stick by my guns, oh
 And rise above the laughter of the ignorant ones
 And live 'til I die
 I laugh 'til I cry
 Live 'til I die
 I laugh 'til I cry
 'Cause I know what I'm looking for
 I won't listen any more
 Any more
 Oh, and the soundest advice I ever heard a man give
 Was daddy on the subject of the way I wanna live
 "If that's the path you wish to tread, ooh
 Put all your clothes back on, and take it off of your head
 'Cause I'll always be here and if you freeze I'll talk you down
 You don't have to feel obliged to act the high school clown
 I know you've got what it takes, ooh
 And if you want to you can learn from your mistakes"
 And live 'til you die
 Laugh 'til you cry
 Live 'til you die
 And laugh 'til you cry