oh yeah i stood up straight and sang for the record company man my enthusiasm filled the room i was young and i was keen with the devil in my stream as i hollered out an old blues tune we can t sign you son cause you don t fit in the mold it s hair and it s your nose and your clothes i said thank you gentleman i ll just move on down the road i remember how i used to say they can t stop me now the world is waiting it s my turn to stand out in the crowd they can t stop me now the tide is turning i m gonna make you proud so proud so proud well it was rough and it was tough but i couldn t get enough of this rhythm and blues i craved i was singing in the pubs singing in the clubs then along came maggie may all the things he said to me and all the things i heard i had a point to prove oh yeah i will climb this mountain with this god given gift if it s the last thing that i do and i remember thinking they can t stop me now the world is waiting it s my turn to stand out in the crowd they can t stop me now the tide is turning i m gonna make you proud they can t stop me now the world is waiting it s my turn to stand out in the crowd they can t stop me now the tide is turning i m gonna make you proud born to ramble born to sing in a new world of rock n roll one man in particular filled my heart with pride and he fired up my soul oh yeah thanks for the faith thanks for the patience thanks for the helping hand thanks for the love thanks for the guidance thanks for the tartan pride they can t stop me now the world is waiting it s my turn to stand out in the crowd they can t stop me now the tide is turning i m gonna make you proud they can t stop me now the world is waiting it s my turn to stand out in the crowd they can t stop me now the tide is turning i m gonna make you proud so proud so proud they can t stop me now 