Don't know why it took so longThe ties that tied me to the ground have goneAnd nothing seems to stop me now,I've got wings. I can flyI can look you in the eyeIt was me that made the tiesIt was me that set them freeIt ís only that it seemed impossibleUnreasonable, unfeasibleThat I became the victimand you became the liarAnd I became the tin soldierthat jumped into the fireHappy I AmBig things don't come easilyWe stumble when we first begin to walkWe set our course, we find our wayNot easily but hardAnd suddenly we're freeTo some place in this life we're meant to beHappy I AmBig things don't come easilyWe stumble when we first begin to walkWe set our course, we find our wayNot easily but hardAnd suddenly we're freeTo places in this life we're meant to beHappy I Am