Gotta Be Me

You take my words and turn them around
Make me confused
I lose my ground

You say you're a man
Then let me be who I am
I do what I say
I refuse to fight another day
'Cause baby I gotta be me

You think you're strong
Always trying to prove me wrong
Make me take it back
Convincing me I'm on the wrong track

You say you're a man
Then let me be who I am
This time, I mean what I say
I refuse to stay another day
'Cause baby I gotta be me

Pretended to be sweet
Your heart became my retreat
Gave you my soul for free
You chose her and forgot me

Remember, you left me alone
I've changed and grown
Everything feels true
Living my life without you

You think you're a man
Your shallow heart
Will always keep us apart
Baby, I'm loving me
Living happily free

However much we may distrust men's sincerity, we always believe they speak to us more sincerely than to others. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

These words- Gotta be me, came to me several years before I published them. Of course, they were born from personal experience, heartbreak and growth. When I found them, I was reminded that denial is part of the processes of life and love. This is a piece of what, I believe, Francois de La Rochefoucauld alludes to in his quote. In life and love, a subtle moment may occur, our eyes open and the illusion begins to dissipate. After the dissipation begins, we then have to accept that we know we've lost the sincerity and honesty of one we once believed so completely and our only option is to decide if we can live with this loss.

One issue at least, men and women agree: they both distrust women. H.L. Mencken

I must include this statement in my repartee, as I've always been a guys girl and I never want to give any impression that men are the only one's who deceive. Some women are more talented at bet rayal, but I don't believe that all women are distrustful, either. Deceit and betrayal is a human sin. My words can adjust gender as necessary.

Respectfully- Patti Pacifico

Copyright 2006 Patti Pacifico

Lyrical may be used without repartee,with proper copyright credit, of course.

A former computer professor turned Internet writer, I have combined elements of the film,music,and publishing industries to create a new genre exclusive to the Internet- Digi-Tome's. Interested in a different way of learning and beautiful way of living, I created the world's first digi-tome, life.

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