Are you just a footnote Or will you rise to fill its pages You were born to rock the ages Start a brand new chapter in the book of life It's comic, It's tragic Bulding to the climax Leaves you breathless Like magic, the storyline unfolds Heroes, and villains Twists and turns that throw you off The scent of all you thought was real And question all you truly feel I look into the mirror and I ask myself each day Are you just a footnote Or will you rise to fill its pages You were born to rock the ages Start a brand new chapter in the book of life Are you a carbon copy Or a gilded first edition Are you a classic or pulp fiction Just take your pen and write the book of life Against all predictions Everything about it Makes it strager than fiction Can't make up stuff like that Illusion, confusion You think you've got it figured out Till life hits with its blinding force And throws you off your chartered course I look into my heart of hearts and I ask myself each day Are you just a footnote Or will you rise to fill its pages You were born to rock the ages Start a brand new chapter in the book of life Are you a carbon copy Or a gilded first edition Are you a classic or pulp fiction Just take your pen and write the book of life Write the book of life Take your chances, let those snake eyes roll As your life advances The more we hand the pen to faith The kinder is the hand of fate I'm gazing straight in to your eyes Don't turn and look away Are you just a footnote Or will you rise to fill its pages You were born to rock the ages Start a brand new chapter in the book of life Are you a carbon copy Or a gilded first edition Are you a classic or pulp fiction Just take your pen and write the book of life You were born to rock the ages Just take your pen and write the book of life