Cover art for I’ve Gotta Be Me by Glee Cast

I’ve Gotta Be Me

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Apr. 26, 20111 viewer

[FINN]
Whether I'm right or whether I'm wrong
Whether I find a place in this world or never belong
I've gotta be me, I've gotta be me
What else can I be but what I am

I want to live, not merely survive
And I won't give up this dream of life that keeps me alive
I've gotta be me, I've gotta be me
The dream that I see makes me what I am

That faraway prize, a world of success
Is waiting for me if I heed the call
I won't settle down, won't settle for less
As long as there's a chance that I can have it all

I'll go it alone, that's how it must be
I can't be right for somebody else if I'm not right for me
I gotta be free, I've gotta be free
Daring to try, to do it or die, I've gotta be me

[Instrumental Break]

That faraway prize, a world of success
Is waiting for me if I heed the call
I won't settle down, won't settle for less
As long as there's a chance that I can have it all
I'll go it alone, that's how it must be
I can't be right for somebody else if I'm not right for me
I gotta be free, I just gotta be free
Daring to try, to do it or die
I've gotta ... be me!
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Song Bio

I’ve Gotta Be Me by Sammy Davis, Jr. is featured in Born This Way, the eighteenth episode of Season Two. It is sung by Finn (Cory Monteith).

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  1. 10.
    Toxic
  2. 23.
    Lucky
  3. 40.
    Ohio
  4. 42.
    Sway
  5. 73.
    Baby
  6. 77.
    SING
  7. 83.
    Animal
  8. 84.
    Kiss
  9. 87.
    Misery
  10. 101.
    I’ve Gotta Be Me
  11. 107.
    Dreams
  12. 115.
    Friday
  13. 122.
    My Man
  14. 124.
    My Cup
  15. 128.
    Yeah!
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April 26, 2011
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