Went to the finest schools for too many years
No time to take a breath, stop and feel fear
Did all the right things, went through all the motions
I’m not even sure if I have my own notions
She’s so smart, they say, and so pretty
If I have it all why do I feel this shitty?
They say “she’s gonna do her parents proud”
I say get me out from under this dark cloud
You don’t know anything about me
Keep your eye on me, Keep your eye on me,
watch and see
I may surprise you with who I am
You’ll regret it, see, if you bet on me,
need to find out what I can
Did you think if I was on all the right teams
That would turn me on to what life means?
Get me off this treadmill, let me pass on through
Turns out I hate myself as much as I hate all of you
They give me these little pills,
so I’ll know how to think
Tonight I’m throwing ‘em down the sink
I’m sitting here wondering who I am
Got no goal, no direction, no plan
You don’t know anything about me
Keep your eye on me, keep your eye on me,
watch and see
I may surprise you with who I am
You’ll regret it, see, if you bet on me, need to find out what I can
I know somewhere out there is what I’m looking for
I say a silent prayer every day and night that I make it to the golden shore
Now every day is just another useless moment
Feel like half a person, got to end this torment
They want me to measure up, be something I’m not
If only life were as simple as fill in the dots
Sorry if you don’t like the way I change
Sorry if it don’t fit your plans and it may seem strange
Sorry if I let you down but its for the best
Gotta leave this town, you fill in the rest
You don’t know anything about me
Keep your eye on me, keep your eye on me,
watch and see
I may surprise you with who I am
You’ll regret it, see, if you bet on me,
going to find out what I can
Mary Lisbeth D’Amico 2004
