I had to prove that I could make it alone 
But that's not me 
I wanted to show how independent I'd grown now 
But that's not me 
 
I could try to be big in the eyes of the world 
What matters to me is what I could be to just one girl 
 
I'm a little bit scared 
Cause I haven't been home in a long time 
You needed my love 
And I know that I left at the wrong time 
My folks when I wrote them 
Told 'em what I was up to said that's not me 
 
I went through all kinds of changes 
Took a look at myself and said that's not me 
I miss my pad and the places I've known 
And every night as I lay there alone I will dream 
 
I once had a dream 
So I packed up and split for the city 
I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty 
I'm glad I went now I'm that much more sure that we're ready 
 
I once had a dream 
So I packed up and split for the city 
I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty 
 
I once had a dream 
So I packed up and split for the city 
I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty