I'm gonna beat you in this human race How's a guy get out there With so much to face I'm a cat in a cage in a rat parade And I should stay at home And know no one I know I can run pretty fast But so can so many people better than that What's wrong with us? We've gotta open our doors And sleep on floors And wish for more more more Ain't nobody gonna bring me down Ain't nobody gonna steal my song Ain't nobody gonna bring me down No, No, No I'm gonna take the long road there If the short way means I'm settling Because I'm one who takes his victory By his patience and his pride A moment Of this torment Makes it worth it When I see how the story ends I've made it Ain't nobody gonna bring me down Ain't nobody gonna steal my song Ain't nobody gonna bring me down No, No, No I turn the radio on To the saddest songs The memories haunt me The stereo taunts me I'm turning down the volume Singing my own song Cause I'm so much stronger Ain't nobody gonna bring me down Nobody's gonna steal my song Ain't nobody gonna bring me down No, No Ain't nobody gonna bring me down 'Cause my boy John "Beatz" got my back Ain't nobody gonna bring me down No, No, No I turn the radio on To the saddest songs The memories haunt me The stereo taunts me I'm turning down the volume Singing my own song Cause I'm so much stronger And I'm so much stronger Ain't nobody gonna bring me down Ain't nobody gonna bring me down Ain't nobody gonna bring me down No