I Wish You Could See

I'm not trying to be
Anyone else but Me,
It's already too hard
To explain my own heart.
I can't be locked away
Every night, every day
Worried 'bout what you'll say
'Cause you'll judge anyway.

I'm not growing too fast
Or running from my past,
I'm just trying to see
All that's out there to see,
And your words do much harm
To my young tender heart;
The world has gotten too big,
But I have love to give.

Oh, I wish you could see
Who I wish I could be,
Despite all my flaws
I'll love you just because
And despite how I try
I cannot tell a lie,
'Cause I simply can't be
Anyone else but me.

I like being awake;
It leaves room for mistake.
Gives us choices to make,
And roads which to take.
With my eyes open wide
I can see your disguise
And help you not to hide
From being alive.

The world has gotten too big,
But we have love to give!
And despite how we try,
Someday we must die.
So while we've got time
We must throw away pride.
Despite how it hurts,
It could always be worse.

So come and we'll see
All that's out there to see
Through the eyes of our own,
We'll call everywhere home.
And the whole world will see
Simply you, simply Me,
Just trying to be
The best we can be.