You say you understand me
that you only care what's best for me
well if only it were true
if only you could really see
what's inside of me
cause who i am is not the girl you see
but someone in me
trying to be free
and who i am
what you want is not what i can be
i'm sorry i can't please you
but i'm trying the best i can
to make you see
who i really am
you seem to look right through me
and i know that i'm not
what you expected or wanted
but i'm trying as hard as i can
to do and be what you want
and i'm sorry if it's not good enough for you
cause i'm not what you see outside
i'm not the person you wanted
there's someone in me
wanting to be free to show the world
who i really am
if you would only let me
spread my wings and fly
and finally accept me and see
who i am is not who you believe
me to be