Say, baby, yeah I'm talkin' to you I'm gonna tell you somethin' You know what I need, woman? I tell you what I need I need respect! And I'm gonna get it, baby I was the bad boy of my neighborhood Lift the girls' skirts just to show I could Learned that to succeed you've got to have a plan I'm not always right, but that's the way I am I move so fast, almost the speed of sound Some still are dreaming while I'm gaining ground I want the best that life has to give So I'm gonna take all that I can get CHORUS: It's my way or the highway That's the only road you can take Well it's my way or the highway Gotta do it my way or no way at all No way, no way at all I am the ruler of my destiny I found that nothing comes easy or free If you want respect, you gotta be your own man Not everyone is gonna understand Only gonna pay for my own mistakes And I believe you gotta make your own breaks Choose my own roads, exits, and turns If you're gonna ride with me, then you gotta learn CHORUS (REPEAT)