While you weren't listening
I started closing doors
I ran around the back
Then opened up some more
While you weren't listening
I changed a few ideas
I put away my fairy tales
I tried to face my fears.
You wanted me to change
You found and shaped a mold
You called upon your champions
To bring me back in fold.
You wanted to know everything
Perhaps I didn't learn
I chased the wrong directions
And failed to grow and earn.
While you weren't watching
I found a different way
I found new things to do
I found new things to say.
While you weren't watching
I changed the way I am
I changed my view of the world
I learned to not pretend.
