That's Not Me

Whenever I get low, like I've been over the last 24 hours, I usually dig through my small collection of music to find something uplifting or comforting. This morning I listened to Pet Sounds from the Beach Boys. I find solace in songs like "That's Not Me". They serve as gentle reminders of truths so obvious that I've forgotten them.

I had to prove that I could make it alone
But that's not me
I wanted to show how independent I'd grown now
But that's not me

I could try to be big in the eyes of the world
What matters to me is what I could be to just one girl

I went through all kinds of changes
Took a look at myself and said that's not me
I miss my pad and the places I've known
And every night as I lay there alone I will dream

I once had a dream
So I packed up and split for the city
I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty