I'M Not Who I Thought I Was

I think about how I used to see myself I saw the the best man on earth Now that time's gone by I see that I am somebody else I'm not who I thought I was since the day of birth I can't help but ask myself why Couldn't I have seen myself through somebody else's eyes I'm not who I thought I was When I was young there was so much less around Who knew that this life could be more complicated But in a short time, so much was found What I had and what I knew it all came unwound What happened to that easy life? The one where I was so appreciated I still think about those times When I was the best man on earth I'm not who I thought I was Now I'm seeing life how it really is Why was the world around me so hard to find What I saw before was backwards I just need to get it through my mind I'm not the only man on earth I'm just a man left behind I'm not who I thought I was All those years I spent thinking I was the best man on earth Many may think those years were a waste but They will always be the proudest times between my life and death I wish I was meant to be who I thought I was