And I'm not a pawn to be told how to move
That's all I ask of you
Don't try to change me or rearrange me
I ain't the him or her you think I am
I am what I am and that's all I ever can be
That's all I ask of you
Let me be, let me be
To think like I want to
Let me be, let me be
I'm sorry I ain't the fool you thought would play by your rules
I've got some inner need that I'm tryin' to heed
I said that's all I ever can be
I said that's all I ever can be
Don't try to plan me or understand me
I said that's all I ever can be
I can't take, hand-me-down destiny
I am what I am and that's all I ever can be
To think like I want to
(Be)
I'm not a piece of clay to mold to your moves each day
Let me be, let me be
To satisfy the selfishness in you
Being like you think I should
A 'To each is own' philosophy
That may sound good to you, not to me
That's all I ask of you
Let me be, let me be
I'm just trying hard to be myself
Let me be, let me be
I can't stand to be understood
Though society's goal is to be part of the whole
I could never give in to or ever live up to
Let me be, let me be
To think like I want to
I am what I am and that's all I ever can be
