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I Don't Want to Be

I Don't Want to Be

Album:ChariotChariot
Year: 2003
Duration: 3:39
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[00:13.61]I don't need to be anything other
[00:16.85]Than a prison guard's son
[00:19.75]I don't need to be anything other
[00:22.95]Than a specialist's son
[00:25.87]I don't have to be anyone other
[00:29.07]Than the birth of two souls in one
[00:32.24]Part of where I'm going
[00:35.17]Is knowing where I'm coming from
[00:38.18]I don't want to be anything
[00:40.29]Other than what I've been tryna be lately
[00:43.94]All I have to do is think of me
[00:46.83]And I have peace of mind
[00:50.38]I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
[00:52.46]Wondering what I gotta do
[00:54.32]Or who I'm supposed to be
[00:56.57]I don't want to be anything other than me
[01:01.73]
[01:10.83]I'm surrounded by liars
[01:14.66]Everywhere I turn
[01:17.01]I'm surrounded by imposters
[01:20.78]Everywhere I turn
[01:23.24]I'm surrounded by identity crisis
[01:26.97]Everywhere I turn
[01:29.56]Am I the only one who noticed?
[01:32.21]I can't be the only one who's learned
[01:35.29]I don't want to be anything
[01:37.33]Other than what I've been tryna be lately
[01:41.03]All I have to do is think of me
[01:43.98]And I have peace of mind
[01:47.42]I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
[01:49.53]Wondering what I gotta do
[01:51.14]Or who I'm supposed to be
[01:53.84]I don't want to be anything other than me
[02:00.49]Can I have everyone's attention, please?
[02:04.40]
[02:06.59]If you're not like this and that
[02:08.99]You're gonna have to leave
[02:12.27]I came from the mountain
[02:15.17]The crust of creation
[02:18.34]My whole situation made from clay to stone
[02:22.35]And now I'm telling everybody
[02:26.34]I don't want to be anything
[02:28.62]Other than what I've been tryna be lately
[02:32.37]All I have to do is think of me
[02:35.08]And I have peace of mind
[02:38.50]I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
[02:40.94]Wondering what I've got to do
[02:42.50]Or who I'm supposed to be
[02:44.88]I don't want to be anything other than me
[02:50.96]I don't want to be, hey, yeah, hey, yeah
[02:57.38]I don't want to be, oh, oh
[03:03.78]I don't want to be
[03:07.14]I don't want to be anything
[03:09.80]Anything other than me
[03:12.82]
[03:15.43]Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah (I don't want to be)
[03:18.61]Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah
[03:21.22]Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah (I don't want to be)
[03:24.53]Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah
[03:27.44]Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah (I don't want to be)
[03:30.44]Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah
[03:33.61]Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah (I don't want to be)
[03:34.08]

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Gavin DeGraw

About Gavin DeGraw

🇺🇸United States·singer songwriter, rock
Gavin Shane DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. DeGraw rose to fame with his song "I Don't Want to Be" from his debut album Chariot (2003); the song became the main theme song for The WB/CW drama series One Tree Hill. Other notable singles from his debut album were the title track and "Follow Through". His self-titled second album (2008) was preceded by the top 40-single "In Love with a Girl". His third album, Free (2009), saw a commercial decline and served as his f...
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