I’d Rather Just Be Me

I have no claim to fame

Nor riches untold

While everyone’s going a la monde

I’m going a la mode

I’d much rather just be me

To follow the crowd was much too loud

So I sighed and relented

Checked all of my senses

And just tagged along

They seemed to be off-key

Off to somewheres else

While I only wanted to be me

They seemed to be having so much fun

So I played the great pretender

Sighed and relented

And just hung around

But what about me?

But then I got to thinking

I couldn’t dance that dance

I couldn’t be Neil, Mick, or Orbison

So I tore off the adhesive

It only hurt for a short while

I had to take chances

I just wanted to be me

I searched for sweet words to come my way

That would keep me from stumbling and going astray

To share my fears and my strife

And making me care to get on with my life

Now I belong just to me and I’m happy with that.

November 11 2023