I remember when I was young, being told what to do
Don't do this and don't do that, study hard obey the rules
I never wanted to go to school, but I went every day
Couldn't wait 'til 3.45 so I could breakaway
And it seemed like, there was always
Someone telling me what to do
I didn't want to; follow blindly, all their petty rules
I knew inside that there'd gotta be a better way
And I knew I had to break, break the chain
I left school and I got a job, worked hard every day
Didn't care for the politics or the games that people played
Never wanted to be the same, as everybody else
Knew inside I didn't have to be and that I could break the chain
And it seemed like, there was always
Someone telling me what to do
I didn't want to; follow blindly, all their petty rules
I knew inside that there'd gotta be a better way
And I knew I had to break, break the chain