I Won't Lay Down

I’ll do anything for you.
Give you whatever you need;
And all that I am,
And all that I can,
And all that you ask of me.

I’ll open my arms to you.
Forgive and forget the past;
And all that is marred,
And all that is scarred,
And all that was not meant to last.

But I won’t lay down my dreams.
I won’t put my true self aside;
And all that I feel,
And all that is real,
And all that you want me to hide.

So take me just as I am.
Whether I smile or frown;
And all that I am,
And all that I can,
And all that I won’t lay down.