but I'll get it done

I've got a million chores to do

but I don't want to do them

everybody says my work ain't through

but I'm saying "screw them"

I do what I want

in my own time

the choices I make

are completely mine

I know my race is not run

but I'll get it done

I know that I've made mistakes

but I'm making up for lost time

I stand by every choice I make

and I'm making up my mind

to do the things

I need to do

bet I get finished

before you

I may be fighting for number one

but I'll get it done

          everything I ever do

          remains in my subconscious

          if it all ends before I'm through

          the speed will make me nauseous

if I don't finish up my work

it won't matter anyhow

I may seem like a jerk

but the precious time is now

I will work

I will succeed

a tiny success

is all I need

my future has not yet begun

but I'll get it done

      

might as well be winter

it's getting out outside

but it's okay

this is just spring's impression

of a normal summer day

sun high in the sky

skies are clear and blue

the only item missing now

is the one containing you

          I know the weather's beautiful

          and fine as it can be

          but it might as well be winter

          when you're not here with me

every bird is singing

like they're glad to be alive

the afternoon is golden

I can't believe my eyes

children are laughing free

grown-ups are mowing lawns

me, I'm drinking iced tea

I wish this day would move along

          I wish this incredible day

          would somehow set me free

          because it might as well be winter

          when you're not here with me

I just wanna be you

I've got too much static inside my brain

I know that it's no use to always complain

but I've got troubles within my head

and it makes me wish I was you instead

oh, oh, oh, what am I gonna do

I just wanna be you

everything I do makes me wanna scream

there must be some way out of this bad dream

if I was you I wouldn't be depressed

I would be the man to whom you say "yes"

oh, oh, oh, I wanna be brand new

I just wanna be you

          I look in the mirror

          you know who I don't find

          someone who's exactly you

          to give me peace of mind

maybe tomorrow I'll scream and shout

and plot and plan my own way out

but until then, right here I'll stay

until I get out of my own way

oh, oh, oh, I don't have a clue

I just wanna be you

breaking windows

I have nothing to do

so I'll find some trouble to get into

I'm feeling bad

and it's not pretty

time to spray paint

my graffiti

in my own mind

I'm a success

breaking windows

is what I do best

breaking windows

is lots of fun

the chances are

a million to one

that I'll get caught

and locked in jail

I know my brilliance 

will prevail

in my own mind

a legend I am

breaking windows

all over this land

I will improve

the local view

by painting my initials

wherever I choose

and causing trouble

and raising cain

I will destroy

and be the one to blame

in my own mind

I'm number one

breaking windows

has begun

when I find my place

all my life I've waited

all my life I've searched

I've wondered and I've wandered

since the moment of my birth

but it always comes up empty

filled with tears I've cried

but if I am on life's journey

I may as well enjoy the ride

tell me that I'm wanted

tell me I exist

I may not be courageous

but I will take the risk

if it means I'll have tomorrow

the future comes so fast

still, it means something to me

if I outrun the past

          put me at the starting line

          shoot the gun and let me race

          I know I will do just fine

          when I find my place

I will take my chances

I'm aching to begin

I need to be out there trying

makes no difference if I win

maybe I'll find my answers

maybe problems will be solved

all I ask of anyone

is that I will be involved

          put me at the starting line

          shoot the gun and let me race

          I know I will do just fine

          when I find my place

over and over again (rewrite 1)

I do the best I can

I know some people 

won't understand

but I try hard

every time

I have to work

to get what's mine

but I will succeed

I will win

because I'll start

over and over again

my heart has been broke

I know some people

think it's a joke

but it's a fact

I feel so sad

but tomorrow I

won't feel so bad

because I'm strong

and I've always been

because I'll start

over and over again

          I may try and I may fail

          but I will let the truth prevail

everything I've ever done

on my way

to the setting sun

every mistake

every traffic jam

all adds up

to who I am

I'll get there

but I don't know when

because I'll start

over and over again

fragile

how did you get so fragile

why do you think that you will break

if you say anything out loud

if you make a mistake

why do you walk on eggshells

when there's no one else around

always standing on the outside

where you'll feel safe and sound

do you ever lift your hands to the sky

without being afraid

do you ever ignore the voices

of the mistakes you've made

you know you don't have to listen

silence is good sometimes

it can help you grow stronger

it can ease your troubled mind

when you wake up in the morning

do you meet the day ahead

by analyzing every movement

you are filled with dread

but everything is up to you

in everything you see

if you work hard enough

you can set yourself free

don't be afraid of life

it's time you pulled yourself through

you are not made of antique glass

there's courage inside you

deep within your nervousness

there's someone else inside

you don't have to ask forgiveness

you don't have to run and hide

how did you get so fragile

why do you think you will break