D# 
got my head on straight 
got my mind made up 
          A#            F A A# C A# 
it took a long long time 

                    D#   A# 
now what good is a man 
                    D# 
who doesn't have a plan 
A# 
he don't know 
F 
where he is going 
Gm 
wich way the turn 
                    D# 
oh, what he's gonna do 

A A#  C A#          D#    A# 
i was alone, and so lost 
                    D# 
and misery was the cause 

    A#              F             Gm 
but now i'm feeling ten feet tall 

i have enough of it all 
           D#    F 
oh, i feel free 

       D# 
got my head on straight 
got my mind made up 
          A#             G A# C D D# 
it took a long long time 

got my head on straight 
got my mind made up 
          A#            F  A A# C A# 
it took a long long time 

                    D#   A# 
now what good is a life 
                          D# 
if you have to go over it twice 

A#        F                Gm 
never know where you stand 
always feeling less than a man 
           D#   F 
you really are 
A A#  C  A#       D#  A# 
i was so blind to see 
                             D# 
i could not find the best in me 

A#             F           Gm 
but now i know what i need 
i only have myself to please 
           D#    F 
and i feel free 

       D# 
got my head on straight 
got my mind made up 
          A#             G A# C D D# 
it took a long long time 

       D# 
got my head on straight 
got my mind made up 
          A#             G A# C D D# 
it took a long long time