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My favorite song "I don’t wanna be"

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Dara HUOT

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Gavin Degraw

I Don’t Want To Be

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 wondering 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 noticedI 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 wondering what I gotta do
Or who I’m supposed to be
I don’t want to be anything other than me
Can I have everyone’s attention please
if you’re not like this and thatY
you’re gonna have to leave
I came from the mountainsthe crust of creation
My whole situation made from clay dust stoneand now I’m telling everybody
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 wondering what I gotta to do
Or who I’m supposed to beI don’t want to be anything other than me
I DONT WANNA BE…I DONT WANNA BE…I DONT WANNA BE…I DONT WANNA BE ANYTHING…ANYTHING OTHER THAN ME…I don’t wanna be…I dont’t wanna be…

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