Just me

I don't need to be anything other than a prison guard's son
I don't need to be anything other than a specialist's son
I don't have to be anyone other than a birth of two souls in one
Part of where I'm going is knowing where I'm coming from
I don't want to be anything other than what I've been tryin to be lately
All I have to do is think of me and have peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms wonder what I gotta do
Or who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to be anything other than me
I'm surrounded by liars everywhere I turn
I'm surrounded by impostors everywhere I turn
I'm surrounded by identity crisis everywhere I turn
I'm the only one who's noticed
I can't be the only one who's learned
I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately
All I have to do is think of me and have peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms wonder what I gotta do
Or who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to be anything other than me!

ok so for so long i've felt like i have to change to "fit in" and to make everyone happy but now i think im slowly starting to learn that it's just not possible, infact that its quite impossible to keep everyone happy all of the time unless you are an utter sheep and well that really isn't me. as most people will know the lyrics above are from Gavin Degraw's song: i don't want to be. i stumbled across this song when i decided to download and watch all the one tree hill episodes from series one. after just a few episodes i actually listened to the lyrics and it really made me think. why ? why am i changing for other people? why do i want to change at all? The fact is i really don't need to, i got this far in life being me and yeah i know i may of made quite a few mistakes along the way but thats living right. if people don't like me for who i am then im sure i can find better who do. the people i have in my life who have always been there have stayed cause i am who i am and if i change for new people that don't really matter i could risk loosing them. so, why bother?
I am me and thats all im ever gunna be
im not perfect... far from
but imperfections are what make people beautiful
:)