I DON'T WANNA BE

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've peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
Wondering what I gotta 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 identity crisis everywhere I turn
Am I the only one to notice?
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 of me and I've peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
Wondering what I gotta 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've peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
Wondering what I gotta 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... Hey!
I don't want to be... No!
I don't want to be... Anything!
Anything other than... Me!


By Gavin DeGraw