i was born incorrectly
not that i had any difficulty breathing
or any heart disease or ****** malfunctions

it's just that i was born into
the very incorrect body

i'm not mad at anyone
not my mom or my dad or my siblings
or the doctors that label me as a girl

it's just that i was born into
the very incorrect body

i understand that it's not normal
it's significantly out of the norm, in fact
and the amount of unusual looks is very difficult to deal with

it's just that i was born into
the very incorrect body

i know that i am a boy
and nothing will ever make me feel any different
not even my mother's constant probing and prodding

because i was born with
the very correct soul

in the absence of the sun I sit
taking note of all the *******
the dark doesn’t terrify me one bit
in the absence of the sun I sit

in the darkness of the night I cry
adding up all of my wasted time
hoping somebody was on the other side
but in the darkness of the night, I cry

in the shadows of my skin I scream
wishing my entire life was a bad dream
but upon further investigation it seems
in the shadows of my skin I scream

your eyes are blue
aNd mine are brown

i look up
and you look dOwn

your hands are big
and mine are small

you sAy a word
and i will fall

you don't think
and i surely do

you long for Her
and i for you

i don't want you
but i'm thinking
that i just don't
want you to be
with anybody
other than me

but it's not true
you're leaving
and i really don't
want you to see
me as anything
other than free

the sky isn't blue
and i'm breaking
but i really don't
need sympathy
from somebody
who never loved me

i'm sorry
that i tried
to give
up my liFe
I'm sorry
that i bRoke
more than
i could know
i'm Sorry
That i need
to feel
Like i'm free
i'm sOrry
that i Vowed
to nEver
let you down