I had to prove that I could make it alone now

But that's not me

I wanted to show how independent I'd grown now

But that's not me

I could try to be big in the eyes of the world

What matters to me is just what I could be

To just one girl



I'm a little bit scared 'cause I haven't been home in a long time

You need my love and I know that I left at the wrong time



My folks when I wrote them and told what I was up to

Said that's not me

I went through all kinds of changes, took a look at myself

And said that's not me

I missed my pad and the places I've known

And every night as I lay there alone

I would dream



I once had a dream so I packed up and split for the city

I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty

I'm glad I went now I'm that much more sure that we're ready (?)

I once had a dream so I packed up and split for the city

I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty

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