They ask me, what is your legacy?
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The search can be complicated
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But it really should be simple
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I am a father, I am a son, I am a brother and I am a friend
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I am my music and your smile
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I am the streets of New York and Puerto Rico
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I try to touch the lives of my people the same way
The way they've touched mine
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I live to somehow leave my mark
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance
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Live my life, la-la-la-la
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to rejoice
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Live my life, la-la-la-la
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance
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Live my life, la-la-la-la
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to rejoice
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Live my life, la-la-la-la
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Why cry? What for?
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If a sorrow hurts, it gets forgotten
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And why suffer? What for?
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If that's how life is, you've got to live it
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance
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Live my life, la-la-la-la
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to rejoice
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Live my life, la-la-la-la
I'm going to live in the moment
I'm going to listen in silence
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Why cry? What for?
If a sorrow hurts, it gets forgotten
And why suffer? What for?
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If a sorrow hurts, it gets forgotten
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance
Live my life, la-la-la-la
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to rejoice
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Live my life, la-la-la-la
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance
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Why cry, why suffer
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance
Feel, dance, and celebrate
Because there's only one life
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I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance, live, keep going
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Always forward, don't look back
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That's it, my people! You only live once
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance
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Live my life, la-la-la-la
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to rejoice
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Live my life, la-la-la-la