Dag Nasty - Can I Say lyrics

Why should I try?

I tried to love

what I knew I hated

I took a lie

and I made a truth

I defended

what I should have denied

I never gave a second thought

I followed blindly part of a lot

I never gave

I never gave a second thought

I followed blindly part of a lot

How can I say I'm really free?

How can I say I'm really me?

What can I say