NOT LIKE YOU

What if I’m not like you? Not like you
What if I’m not like you? Not like you
What if I’m not like you at all?

I’m sorry that I’m not the kind who gets excited
By little dreams and little things that don’t ring true
I’m sorry if you feel alone and uninvited
In any case, I’ll still embrace the best of you, though I’m not like you

An object of suspicion, something else divides us
There may or may not be a way to understand
I don’t abide the lullaby you think must guide us
The wedding band, the fatherland, the minute hand, no, that’s not my plan

Just between you and me, I know that this is true
I’m not your lock or your key, no, I’m not that thing for you
Just do not shoot me, yes, I’m begging that of you
If I’m not, if I’m not, if I’m not like you

But if I’m not like you? Not like you
What if I’m not like you? Not like you
What if I’m not like you at all?

Born to see, my job to watch a million marvels
Of higher minds and deeper souls, enchanted worlds
Forgive me if I’m not obsessed with hiding under
The constant stress, the second-best of other girls, not for gems or pearls

My natural soul is no black hole that self-destructs
No objection to affection or a kind remark
It’s not that I take pleasure in what’s come between us
Heart to heart, that’s where to start to light a spark of whispers in the dark

Don’t feel sorry for me, no, don’t do that for me
Don’t you worry ‘bout me, this isn’t about me
If you’re not like me, it’s still okay with me
If I’m not, if I’m not, if I’m not like you

But if I’m not like you? Not like you
What if I’m not like you? Not like you
What if I’m not like you at all?

Am I somebody you should know? No harm in asking
Or am I not a thing at all worth reaching for?
Do I measure up to what you think is worth unmasking?
You never know until you try, there’s so much more. What are you waiting for?

In love the paradox occurs that two become one
Two become just one and yet remain as two
Not sure of that, but short of that, so much to be done
To win a few, I’ll lose a few, then start anew with something true

Do you want to know me? Yes, I’m happy to help you
One by land, two by sea, I think our time is due
You can always ask me and I will see you through
Though I’m not, maybe not, maybe not like you

But if I’m not like you? Not like you
What if I’m not like you? Not like you
What if I’m not like you at all?

No commodity, no lobotomy, I’m just a human
That being said, the word has spread, I’m finicky
A knowing look, a knowing glance, no way of knowing
Though calm outside, there’s deep inside a symphony, if you believe in me

So let me hear you say that we may still find something
To ease the stress and find the best in you and I
And if we can’t, don’t look askant at Goodwill Hunting
This treasure hunt on the waterfront of “Who am I?” beneath the moonlit sky

But if I’m not like you? Not like you
What if I’m not like you? Not like you
What if I’m not like you at all?

A Song Can Tell A Story

When words leave off, music begins.

NOT LIKE YOU