I Was Born This Way

Lyrics

I'm walking through life in nature's disguise (yeah) You laugh at me and you criticize (yeah-h) 'Cause I'm happy, carefree and gay (Yes, I'm gay) Ain't no fault - it's a fact I was born this way (yeah) Now I won't judge you - don't you judge me We're all the way nature meant us to be I'm happy, I'm carefree, And I'm gay I was born this way I'm happy, I'm carefree, And I'm gay I was born this way (yeah, yeah, yeah) I'm happy, I'm carefree, And I'm gay I was born this way I'm happy, I'm carefree, And I'm gay (ay-ay) (Yeah) You call me strange 'cause you don't understand (no) God's role for me in life's overall plan (yeah) I've learned to hold my head up high Not in scorn nor disgrace Doin' my thing individually Entwined with this human race Now I won't judge you (hey) don't you judge me We're all the way nature meant us to be I'm happy, I'm carefree, And I'm gay I was born this way I'm happy, I'm carefree, And I'm gay I was born this way [Refrain now sung by background vocals] And I'm gay I was born this way (Yeah) (Yeah) I got to tell the world about it yeah I was born this way I feel good I feel good yeah yeah Ah-ah-ahh From a little bitty bitty boy I was born this way [?] Change, change hey hey I was born this way I feel good I feel good You may not understand How I was born this way I want the world to know I'm just an ordinary [?] yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah I was born this way Yeah Tell the world I was born this way [?] Help me, Lord Tell the world I was born this way [Instrumental] You laugh at me and you got the nerve to criticize If I were you I'd sit down And consider what you're doin' Love me and I love you And together ain't no tellin' what we'll do Yeah - born I said I was born this way From a little bitty bitty boy From a little bitty bitty boy I was born this way I love you, I love you And even you - born this way - yeah I'm tellin' y'all one more time I was born this way Proud to tell it, proud to tell it (Yeah) I was born this way Proud to tell it, proud to tell it (Yeah) I was born this way Gonna shout it, tell the world about it (Hey yay!)