I WANT TO BE ME
I want to be
I want to go far
I want to reach up and touch the stars
I want to come out
I want to be in
I want to be free
I want to stand tall
Stop feeling so small
Take my back from against this wall
I want to do good
Stop feeling so bad
I want to be free …
I want to be me
I want to think big
Don’t mind if I fail
Just want to break outside this jail
I want to be loved
I want to love back
I want to be free
I want to be strong
I want to speak out
Don’t want to be filled with self-doubt
I want to be heard
I want to be seen
I want to be me
You don’t know me, you can’t tell
The smile I’m wearing hides a living hell
And what you say about me cannot penetrate me
I will be who I am … even if you hate me
I want to be me
I want to go far
I want to reach up and touch the stars
I want to come out
I want to be in
I want to be free
I want to stand tall
Stop feeling so small
Take my back from against this wall
I want to do good
Stop feeling so bad
I want to be free …
You don’t know me, you can’t tell
The smile I’m wearing hides a living hell
And what you say about me cannot penetrate me
I will be who I am … even if you hate me
I want to be me
I want to fly high
Just want to kiss this pain goodbye
Don’t want to feel caught
Or be what I’m not
I want to be free
I want to be … me
© 2016 Britta Lee Shain