Big or small thick or thin No matter the place you live in Black, white, brown, red I know every hair on your head I know you, I know your name And when you hurt I feel your pain Do not listen or pay heed when the world calls you freak Because, in you, there is something special and unique And because I love you as you are If it seems you don't fit in, can't find a place where you belong When the world says they're right and all you are is wrong There are people of compassion who look beneath the skin To find the light that burns inside, the beauty that's within And remember I love you as you are Sometimes the world can be cold and cruel They might mock your belief and call you a fool Being different can make people uncomfortable They'll try to define you and give you a label But you already have a label more important than the rest You are called my child and it is you that I will bless And I love you just as you are Be yourself, be honest, be gentle and kind And, throughout your life you will come to find: You don't need to change who you are to make me love you For I love you as you are Always