I Want to Be Loved

I had a roof overhead

Had shoes on my feet

Yeah, sure, I was fed

But no one was there when I was in need

Yeah

So who am I now?

Who do you want me to be?

I can forgive you, but I won't relive you

I ain't the same scared kid I used to be

I'm gonna live, I'm gonna survive, I don't want the world to pass me by

I wanna dream, I ain't gonna die thinkin' my life was just a lie

I wanna be loved

I wanna be loved

I found a picture

Our so-called family tree, yeah

I broke all the branches lookin' for answers

Don't you know that ain't how it's supposed to be?

I'm gonna live, I'm gonna survive, I don't want the world to pass me by

I wanna dream, I ain't gonna die thinkin' my life was just a lie

I wanna give, I'm ready to try, willin' to lay it on the line

I wanna be loved

I wanna be—

I ain't gonna cry

I don't wanna scream

But I got so much left unsaid inside of me

I'm gonna live, I'm gonna survive, I don't want the world to pass me by

I wanna dream, I ain't gonna die thinkin' my life was just a lie

I wanna give, I'm ready to try, willin' to lay it on the line

I wanna be loved

Wanna be loved

I just wanna be loved

I wanna be loved

I wanna be loved

I wanna be loved