I had to prove that i could make it alone now But that's not me I wanted to show how independent i'd grown now But that's not me I could try to be big in the eyes of the world What matters to me is just what i could be To just one girl I'm a little bit scared 'cause i haven't been home in a long time You need my love and i know that i left at the wrong time My folks when i wrote them and told what i was up to Said that's not me I went through all kinds of changes, took a look at myself And said that's not me I missed my pad and the places i've known And every night as i lay there alone I would dream I once had a dream so i packed up and split for the city I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty I'm glad i went now i'm that much more sure that we're ready (?) I once had a dream so i packed up and split for the city I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty (repeat to fade