And he smiles for a start and he says
You're going to be what you want anyway”
He said, “When you're ready, you'll know just when”
You're going to be what you want anyway”
Whatever you are is all right with me
When I was a young girl and shy of men
My life is a rope that won't come untied
There wasn't a reason to face the day
And when I was taken and thrown away
These are the words I heard my father say
These are the words I heard my father say
My father's soul is clear and easy
Oh, I'm going to stand by you, right or wrong”
These are the words within my father's song
“Wherever you are, I'm here by your side
When I go wrong I swear he sees me
And though he's gone, he lives in my heart
And he said, “Whatever you are, you're going to be