WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY
I WAS SCARED OF GROWIN' UP
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT
BUT I WAS TERRIFIED OF LOVE
FELT LIKE I HAD TO CHOOSE
BUT IT WAS OUTTA MY CONTROL
I NEEDED TO BE SAVED
I WAS GOIN' CRAZY ON MY OWN
IT TOOK ME YEARS
TO TELL MY MOTHER
I EXPECTED THE WORST
I GATHERED ALL THE
COURAGE IN THE WORLD
SHE SAID, I LOVE YOU
NO... MATTER WHAT
I JUST WANT YOU
TO BE HAPPY
AND ALWAYS BE
WHO YOU ARE
SHE WRAPPED HER
ARMS AROUND ME
SAID, DON'T TRY TO BE
WHAT YOU'RE NOT
'CAUSE I LOVE YOU
NO MATTER WHAT
SHE LOVES ME
NO MATTER WHAT
I GOT A LITTLE OLDER
WISHIN' ALL MY TIME AWAY
RIDIN' ON THE PAVEMENT
EVERY SUNNY DAY WAS GREY
I TRUSTED IN MY FRIENDS
THEN ALL MY WORLD
CAME CRASHIN' DOWN...
I WISH I NEVER SAID A THING
'CAUSE TO THEM
I'M A STRANGER NOW
WELL, I RAN HOME
I SAW MY MOTHER
IT WAS WRITTEN ON MY FACE
FELT LIKE I HAD A HEART
OF GLASS ABOUT TO BREAK
SHE SAID, I LOVE YOU
NO... MATTER WHAT
I JUST WANT YOU
TO BE HAPPY
AND ALWAYS BE
WHO YOU ARE
SHE WRAPPED HER
ARMS AROUND ME
SAID, DON'T TRY TO BE
WHAT YOU'RE NOT
'CAUSE I LOVE YOU
NO MATTER WHAT, YEAH
NOW I'M A MAN
AND I'M SO MUCH WISER
I WALK THE EARTH
WITH MY HEAD HELD HIGHER
I GOT THE LOVE THAT I NEED
BUT I WAS STILL MISSIN'
ONE SPECIAL PIECE
MY FATHER LOOKED AT ME...
HE SAID, I LOVE YOU
NO... MATTER WHAT
I JUST WANT YOU
TO BE HAPPY
AND ALWAYS BE
WHO YOU ARE
HE WRAPPED HIS
ARMS AROUND ME
SAID, DON'T TRY TO BE
WHAT YOU'RE NOT
'CAUSE I LOVE YOU
NO MATTER WHAT
HE LOVES ME
NO MATTER WHAT
AND THEY LOVE ME
NO MATTER WHAT