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 the lie, that's just the price that he paid Sacrificed his life just slavin' away Oh, 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 Shinin' like a diamond, rollin' with the dice Standin' on the ledge, I 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 livin' in the broken home of hopes and dreams Let me be the first to shake a helpin' hand Anybody brave enough to take a stand I've knocked on every door, on every dead-end street Lookin' for forgiveness, what's left to believe? Oh, 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 Shinin' like a diamond, rollin' with the dice Standin' on the ledge, I show the wind how to fly When the world gets in my face I say Have a nice day Have a nice day Oh, oh, 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 Shinin' like a diamond, rollin' with the dice Standin' on the ledge, I 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 tryin' to drag me down (Have a nice day) I gotta raise my hands, I'm gonna stand my ground (Have a nice day) I say: Hey, have a nice day Have a nice day Have a nice day Have a nice day