I Don't Want to Be
by Gavin DeGraw, from the album "Chariot"
I don't need to be anything other than a prison guard's son
I don't need
to be anything other than a specialist's son
I don't have to be anyone other
than a birth of two souls in one
Part of where I'm going, is knowing where I'm
coming from
I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be
lately
All I have to do is think of me and I have peace of mind
I'm tired
of looking 'round rooms wondering what I've got to do
Or who I'm supposed to
be
I don't want to be anything other than me
I'm surrounded by liars everywhere I turn
I'm surrounded by imposters
everywhere I turn
I'm surrounded by an identity crisis everywhere I turn
Am I
the only one who noticed?
I can't be the only one who's learned
I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be
lately
All I have to do is think about me and I have peace of mind
I'm
tired of looking 'round rooms wondering what I've got to do
Or who I'm supposed
to be
I don't want to be anything other than me
Can I have everyone's attention please?
If you're not like this and
that, you're gonna have to leave
I came from the mountain, the crust of
creation
My whole situation - made from clay to stone
And now I'm
telling everybody
I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be
lately
All I have to do is think of me and I have peace of mind
I'm tired
of looking 'round rooms wondering what I'm trying to do
Or who I'm supposed
to be
I don't want to be anything other than me
I don't want to be