Twenty-one and strong as I can be I know what freedom means to me And I can't give the reason why I should ever want to die Got no cause to be afraid Or fear that life will ever fade 'Cause as I watch the rising sun I know that we have just begun I might spend my life upon the road Just tryin' to add to what I know Then someday I might settle down And all my friends will be around They say a man should have a stock and trade But me, I'll find another way I believe in getting what you can And there ain't no stoppin' this young man Because I'm young and fast as I can be I know what freedom means to me And I can't give the reason why, I should ever want to die No I can't give the reason why I should ever want to die