I don't want to be broken

I don't want to be broken
I want to be a first place winner
but my brain has spoken
and it says I'm a rank beginner
I try and try
I do my best
but I swear my mind
has been possessed
by unknown sources inside of me
I don't want to be broken
I want to be free

I don't want to be a loser
as part of my Christian name
a beggar or chooser
you know they're one and the same
I try and try
I do my finest
but it's not for you
my princess
your highness
you don't belong in my neighborhood
I don't want to be broken
I want to do good

          all my life
          I have waiting
          to be the person I am
          but everything that's happened
          until now
          I do not understand

I don't want to be broken
I want the pieces to fit in place
from Detroit to Hoboken
I analyze this human race
I try and try
you're discouraging me
and your alibi
is all I see
I don't have to question twice
I don't want to be broken
I just want to be alive