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I Can Only Be Me
Keith John
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Lyrics
Butterflies begin from having been another
As a child is born from being in a mother's womb
But how many times have you wished you were some other
Someone than who you are?
Yet who's to say that if all were uncovered
You will like what you see?
You can only be you
As I can only be me
Flowers cannot bloom until it is their season
As we would not be here unless it was our destiny
But how many times have you wished to be in spaces
Time places than what you were?
Yet who's to say with unfamiliar faces
You could anymore be
Loving you that you see?
You can only be you
As I can only be me
Ooh hoo hoo hoo
I can only be me
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Stevie Wonder
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