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called a friend the other day
to see what kind of words he'd say
he said, "I just met a man down here and his girlfriend don't like you"
So give me a number, her address
and Ill see if I can do my best
to avoid her the next time I'm passing through

Never been much for following rules
always go out and act the fool
and something bad would happen by and by
I cant say I'm always proud of myself
But I don't wish I was somebody else
In fact Id rather be me then you

But a lot of people don't like me
not my music, I mean personally
gonna tell you how to act and what to say
I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave
I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave

Well I went to a party in the middle of the night
crawling up the stairs and that's alright
I pictured the who place in flames and it made me smile
I wonder why I thought such terrible things
a voice in my head heard the telephone ring
picked up and said, "we've been wondering for a while"
but all these people they gather round
my heart goes backwards my head drops down
I hear my voice say things I told it not to
Couldn't say who it was directed at
and why I chose to say something like that
and now what I truly plan to do

But a lot of people don't like me
not my music, I mean personally
gonna tell you how to act and what to say
I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave
I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave

Well there's been sometimes I was under the gun
and when I was I intended to run
it was important but it wasn't worth dying for
someone said he who fights and runs away
can avoid getting killed another day
so I made a point of every window and every door
Walked in a wall, slept in the dirt
got punched in the face I admit that it hurt
and I had enemies that I call my friends
But it doesn't matter if I get low down
because I'm the one riding and im the hero right now
and all I gotta do is use my imagination

But a lot of people don't like me
that's what I hear now out on the street
wanna tell you how to act and what to say
I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave
I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave
I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave