Be As You Are

[00:12.91] Virginia Woolf and poetry
[00:14.45] No one seemed to notice me
[00:16.35] Being young was getting so old
[00:19.58] Cheap beer and cigarettes
[00:21.15] Life was like a movie set
[00:22.10] And I seemed to be given no role
[00:25.93] But in times of trouble, I can turn to my mother
[00:29.38] And I know that she gon' understand
[00:32.33] So at age 18, I cried to my mother
[00:35.88] And she told me, "Young man
[00:38.45] There are moments when you fall to the ground
[00:41.34] But you are stronger than you feel you are now
[00:45.07] You don't always have to speak so loud, no
[00:49.18] Just be as you are
[00:51.46] Your life is not always a comfortable ride
[00:54.67] Everybody's got scars that they hide
[00:58.06] And everybody plays the fool sometimes, yeah
[01:02.75] Just be as you are"
[01:04.87] They played me on the radio
[01:08.02] And everything was changing, so
[01:09.90] I thought I was all the way grown
[01:12.43] But I can still remember in that cold November
[01:15.85] When I realized I'm all alone
[01:19.04] But in times of trouble, I can turn to my mother
[01:22.39] And I know that she gon' understand
[01:25.33] So at age 22, I cried to my mother
[01:28.82] And she told me, "Young man
[01:31.44] There are moments when you fall to the ground
[01:34.61] But you are stronger than you feel you are now
[01:37.89] You don't always have to speak so loud, no
[01:42.37] Just be as you are
[01:44.32] It doesn't matter if you become some star
[01:47.54] Life is better when you open your heart
[01:51.22] You don't always have to act so hard, no
[01:55.21] Just be as you are" (just be as you are)
[02:00.60] Be as you are (woah)
[02:05.72] Be as, be as you are (be as you are)
[02:12.54] Be as you are (be as you are)
[02:19.08] Be as, be as you are
[02:25.95] If I'm speaking truthfully
[02:27.02] I'm not who I used to be
[02:28.72] And I know some people might laugh
[02:31.79] 'Cause my music doesn't sound the same
[02:33.90] And my head's no longer shaved
[02:35.61] I'm worried if I'm on the right path (hey!)
[02:38.73] But in times of trouble, I can turn to my mother
[02:41.67] And I know that she gon' understand
[02:44.66] So at age 26, I spoke to my mother
[02:48.40] And she told me, "Young man
[02:50.72] There are moments when you fall to the ground
[02:54.18] But you are stronger than you feel you are now
[02:57.48] You don't always have to speak so loud, no
[03:01.36] Just be as you are
[03:04.33] It doesn't matter if you become some star
[03:07.63] Life is better when you open your heart
[03:10.64] You don't always have to act so hard, no
[03:14.67] Just be as you are" (be as you are)
[03:18.55] Be as you are (be as you are)
[03:25.29] Be as, be as you are (be as you are)
[03:31.58] Be as you are (be as you are)
[03:33.40]
[03:37.53] Be as, be as you are
[03:44.76] Be as you are
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