Stop for a moment and look
As closely as you can at me.
Now, do you see the difference between
Who I really am and who you see?

You see someone who hasn't existed
For many many years now
It'll be hard to get her back but
I know you'll manage somehow

You'll push and push till she appears
Whether I like it or not.
She's a better person in your eyes
I only resemble her somewhat

She's charming,  smart and confident.
I'm just a work in progress.
She's the one to get work done
I was her once and now I've regressed.

So sure you are that you know me
When I myself have no clue
Maybe you see things in me that I don't
Maybe someday I'll see them through you.

Everytime you tell me to be her
The confidence I've built starts to shake
What if I can't be what you want?  
I'll be just another mistake you made.

I'm more scared of what you think of me
Than what the world has to say
They're not the ones who raised me
And loved me everyday.

Everytime we talk, I'm looking for
The answers that will make you proud
Sometimes,  I keep in what I really feel
Sometimes I don't know what you're talking about.

You think I lost myself somewhere
I think you don't like who I've become
"Ordinary,  average, mediocre,
A girl who just wants to have fun"

These words you've used to describe me now.
You just want the old me back.
You want me to want to be her again
She's the epitome of everything I lack.  

You don't see how hard I'm trying
You just want the end result
You don't see me as I am
You just see who I can become.