I am not myself when I'm around you
I am not even myself when I'm alone
How can I be when I was taught
to keep myself away
To lock that mind and shackle that body
So when I'm alone I just sit and think
of things that I could do
But I should get up and play that song
and write that letter
and sing that melody
Because who is gonna stop me?
I don't get up
I don't have the key to free it all
So I'm keeping me to me