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Gavin DeGraw - I Don't Want to Be (Stripped Version - Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gavin DeGraw
Gavin DeGraw
Piano
Alvin Moody
Alvin Moody
Bass Guitar
Oz "The Wiz" Noy
Oz "The Wiz" Noy
Guitar
Rodney Howard
Rodney Howard
Percussion
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gavin DeGraw
Gavin DeGraw
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James Diener
James Diener
Producer
Jon Kaplan
Jon Kaplan
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

I don't need to be anything other
Than a prison guard's son
I don't need to be anything other
Than a specialist's son
I don't have to be anyone other
Than the birth of two souls in one
Part of where I'm going
Is knowing where I'm coming from
I don't want to be
Anything other than what I've been trying to be lately
All I have to do
Is think of me and I have peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
Wondering what I've got to do
Or who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to be anything other than me
I'm surrounded by liars
Everywhere I turn
I'm surrounded by imposters
Everywhere I turn
I'm surrounded by identity crisis
Everywhere I turn
Am I the only one who noticed?
I can't be the only one who's learned
I don't want to be
Anything other than what I've been trying to be lately
All I have to do
Is think of me and I have peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
Wondering what I've got to do
Or who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to be anything other than me
Can I have everyone's attention please?
If you're not like this and that, you're gonna have to leave
I came from the mountain
The crust of creation
My whole situation-made from clay to stone
And now I'm telling everybody
I don't want to be
Anything other than what I've been trying to be lately
All I have to do
Is think of me and I have peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
Wondering what I've got to do
Or who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to be anything other than me
I don't want to be
I don't want to be
I don't want to be
Anything other than me
Eh, yeah, yeah
Eh, yeah, yeah
Eh, yeah, yeah
Eh, yeah, yeah
Na na na na, na na
Na na na na, na an na na
Na na na na, na na
Na na na na, na an na na
I don't want to be
I don't want to be
I don't want to be
Ooh, I don't want to be anything
Anything other than me, yeah
Written by: Gavin DeGraw

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