I had to prove that I could make it alone
 But that's not me
 I wanted to show how independent I'd grown now
 But that's not me

 I could try to be big in the eyes of the world
 What matters to me is what I could be to just one girl

 I'm a little bit scared
 Cause I haven't been home in a long time
 You needed my love
 And I know that I left at the wrong time
 My folks when I wrote them
 Told 'em what I was up to said that's not me

 I went through all kinds of changes
 Took a look at myself and said that's not me
 I miss my pad and the places I've known
 And every night as I lay there alone I will dream

 I once had a dream
 So I packed up and split for the city
 I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty
 I'm glad I went now I'm that much more sure that we're ready

 I once had a dream
 So I packed up and split for the city