WHO I AM

Being young and feeling all alone gets so hard (So hard)
I would find myself tearing my mind apart (Apart)
Trying to be
Accepted but I see
Reality is
I have no identity
That's when I chose
A different approach
I told myself it's time to step out on your own

Life comes at all us in all types of different ways
Hold on to something that gets you throughout the day
I know now that I need to be true to myself
So when I say these words it ain't just for my health

All my life I thought I needed to be someone else
Now I look back on those memories knowing I should of been just who I am

I never knew to lead, I always followed
Figured that was best for me but it led to sorrow
'Cause honestly
I know I'm not happy
I got to look within to find what's right for me
I look back, my friends then, wasn't really meant for me; no
My family was blind to what I really needed to grow
I finally broke free and only listened to what's in my soul

Life comes at all us in all types of different ways
Hold on to something that gets you throughout the day
I know now that I need to be true to myself
So when I say these words it ain't just for my health

All my life I thought I needed to be someone else
Now I look back on those memories knowing I should of been just who I am

You look at me and what do you really see
You stand next to me and what do you really feel
When you've come so far
You start to wonder where else you can possibly go
They say the limit is sky and star
But I wanna touch what's beyond that as I continue to grow
Statistics placed on the young and Black
I, too, was just another but I slipped through the crack
Made it out with some scratches
Found some commitment
Got out with a few bruises
Ended up with enrichment
Just a few tools to chase the dream
Exactly what I needed to help my light beam
Failure don't scare me
The flavor of forever is Jonesey
This year you can be a bystander
'Cause what's good for the goose ain't always good for the gander
I feel like I turned Samson from a shrew
God, Himself, told me that's what this healthy beard'll get you
This is what I've developed into
A beacon of self-worth and staying true
The only way to be that I never knew
Take a peak at the new and improved

Jones...

Life comes at all us in all types of different ways
Hold on to something that gets you throughout the day
I know now that I need to be true to myself
So when I say these words it ain't just for my health

All my life I thought I needed to be someone else
Now I look back on those memories knowing I should of been just who I am