Who it is is Me

Who it is is Me

My future lies not in the past
But in who I choose to be
Problem is I'm not real sure
Who it is is me

I have been a strong-willed soul
A rock you cannot touch
And I have been so weak at times
When I missed my life so much

I have gone from hot to cold
In the single blink of an eye
Up and down and all around
And sometimes not know why

I've walked the line and talked the talk
And I've hid myself away
I've been here and I've been there
I change from day to day

I've been right and I've been wrong
And I've held to what I believe
I've been good and I've been bad
And I've used the truth to decieve

I can blend to suit my needs
Or stick out in a crowd
I can hold it all inside
Or shout it out so loud

I have seen so far ahead
And I've planned it out so well
I've taken off towards those plans
And every time I fell

Yet I've gotten up every time
And started over new
Even when I wasn't sure
Exactly what to do

I've also seen behind me
At everything since past
It's sometimes hard to let those go
Those things you thought would last

I've spent such time being by myself
And I've been around so many
I've been so rich I had it all
And I've been without a penny

But when it is that I'm alone
With only me to be fixed
That is when I lose my mind
And everything gets mixed

When it is your sad I'll see
A smile I can force from you
And even when you cry I can
Make you laugh with what I do

But all that is for others
For myself I'm totally lost
I cannot practice what I preach
And it comes at such great cost

I've been a son and I am a dad
An uncle and a brother
I am a nephew and a cousin
A best friend and sometimes lover

I've seen the sun and the moon
I've watched both rise and set
I've tried to learn all I could
From everyone I've met

I have been and I have seen
I have taught and I have learned
I have laughed and I have cried
I have wished and I have yearned

Through all I've been and all I've seen
All I was and all I can be
All these things are tiny parts
In who it is is me

Somewhere is a tiny part
That knows just what to do
But it seems that little part of me
Is the part I gave to you