To Truly Belong

Verse 1:
We must take responsibility for what we do 
Ooooh ooooh 
I must apply that advice too 
Ooooh ooooh 
And I haven't a clue what to do 
Ooooh ooooh 
Where do I begin? Can someone give me a clue? 
Ooooh ooooh

Pre-chorus: 
I'm not dense
I'm not dumb 
I'm smart and I make sense
In what I do, though I feel...numb 

Chorus: 
I just met a friend in college
It is such a great privilege
I do belong
Yeah, yeah 
I do belong
I'm singin' this song
Knowing right from wrong
The tension between us
Makes me feel like we're not on the same bus

Verse 2:
I walk home from school 
I wasn't an ordinary kid
It was hard to make friends because I was taken as a geek fool...
At least my life's not at stake and there's more creative cakes to bake 

Pre-chorus: 
I'm not dense
I'm not dumb 
I'm smart and I make sense
In what I do, though I feel...numb 

Chorus: 
I just met a friend in college
It is such a great privilege
I do belong
Yeah, yeah 
I do belong
I'm singin' this song
Knowing right from wrong
The tension between us
Makes me feel like we're not on the same bus

Verse 3:
I know I might seem dumb,
But I am intelligent and have weird tendencies 
I might look like I know it all; at least I'm using my time wisely...unlike some 
I know I'm outlandish and have beyond normal fantasies 

Pre-chorus: 
I'm not dense
I'm not dumb 
I'm smart and I make sense
In what I do, though I feel...numb 

Chorus: 
I just met a friend in college
It is such a great privilege
I do belong
Yeah, yeah 
I do belong
I'm singin' this song
Knowing right from wrong
The tension between us
Makes me feel like we're not on the same bus

Bridge: 
I spent my days in bed 
I spent my nights in my head
I graduated from High School 
Now, I'm taken like a college fool 
But, I am stronger than they know
Oooooh ahhhhh 
And I'm not alone in my flow 
I failed to reach the finish line 
But, success will treat me fine 
Ooooooh ahaaaaa 
Mmmmhmmmmm 
Na na na da da

Pre-chorus: 
I'm not dense
I'm not dumb 
I'm smart and I make sense
In what I do, though I feel...numb 

Chorus: 
I just met a friend in college
It is such a great privilege
I do belong
Yeah, yeah 
I do belong
I'm singin' this song
Knowing right from wrong
The tension between us
Makes me feel like we're not on the same bus

Long Pre-chorus: 
I'm not dense
I'm not dumb 
I'm smart and I make sense
In what I do, though I feel...numb 
I'm smart and I make sense 
I'm not stupid 
Like my mind says...I'm not all that ignorant 
Those goodbye's and ignoring frowns you bid
Ain't all that pleasant...I'm not totally in God's tent 
Hmmm...next subject 
But, this song is testing my intellect 

Long Chorus: 
I just met a friend in college
It is such a great privilege
To belong
Yeah, yeah 
To truly belong 
I'm singin' this song
Knowing right from wrong
The tension between us
Makes me feel like we're not on the same bus
The apprehension we did feel isn't of our appeal 
Some people just don't care...they just do their own thing as if their heart is made out of cold, avarice steel...
There's some scars to heal...
God is a mender and a creator, so let him turn the wheel
In our busy, busy lives
We are like bewildered bees in their honey hives 
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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May Avatar
February 10, 2016 at 10:04 AM
A wonderful lyric JW...best wishes
Breidenthal Avatar
February 10, 2016 at 7:51 PM
Thank you for your comment. It uplifted me so. :) - J W Earnings
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