EVERY DAY YOU PASS ME BY
(AND)
YOU DON’T LOOK ME IN THE EYE
(CUZ)
YOU’VE BEEN THINKIN’ THAT I’M STRANGE
(BUT)
I DON’T MIND
(HEY)
IT’S OKAY
(CUZ)
(CHORUS):
I’M NOT HERE TO PLEASE NO ONE
BUT MYSELF, AND THE ONLY ONE (WHO)
MADE ME TO BE LIKE, NOBODY ELSE BUT ME
SO TAKE ME AS I AM
I HOPE THAT_YOU WILL UNDERSTAND
SO HEAR ME WHEN I SAY
THAT I’LL NEVER CHANGE
(OH NO)
(CUZ)-I WAS BORN TO BE FREE
OH I’M GONNA BE__ ME
EVERY TIME YOU SEE MY FACE
(YOU)
MOVE ASIDE OUT OF MY WAY
(AND)
YOU THINK YOU’RE WHERE IT’S AT
(BUT)
LIKE I SAID
(NO)
I AIN’T PLAYIN THAT
(CUZ)
(BRIDGE):
BEAUTY COMES FROM DEEP WITHIN
IT’S HIDDEN WAY DOWN BELOW THE SKIN
I’M NOT HERE TO LIVE A LIE
I AM BEAUTIFUL, CUZ GOD LIVES INSIDE___
(SO TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME, CUZ)ß(Speak this softly)
(CHORUS)
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