I’M DIFFERENT (K. McMaster) – 7:37
I’m different, not like you,
I’m different, not like you,
I am not like you,
Not at all like you
Never making eye contact,
I never ask for my money back,
Never one to attack,
I just sit quietly with my back against the wall
I’m different, not like you,
I’m different, not like you,
Not anything like you,
Though I try to be like you
Speaking with a quiet tongue,
I silently get my work done,
Wasting no time on play or fun,
I just whittle the hours away
I’m different, not like you,
I’m different, not like you,
I am not the same,
Though I try to be the same
I watch you all flirt and play,
From many many miles away,
Never partaking in the game,
I just observe and cringe and scowl
I’m different, not like you,
I’m different, not like you,
Don’t wanna be like you,
Though I try to be like you
Smiling then turning away,
Ignoring the words they say,
The whispers that cause so much pain,
Like water off the back of a sponge
I’m different, not like you,
I’m different, not like you,
I am not like you,
Not at all like you
As the party reaches a fevered rage,
And all the drunkards start to rattle my cage,
I just sit in the corner trying to stare away,
Pretending to admire the merits of some potted plant
I’m different, not like you,
I’m different, not like you,
I can’t be like you,
No matter what I do
A great gulf there lies between,
What’s in your thoughts and what my mind has seen,
The mysteries of a fever dream,
That’s where I’ve been and will always be
I’m different, not like you,
I’m different, not like you,
I wish I were like you,
So I could be with you
From the album MAID IN CANADA (PURCHASE HERE)
(Copyright 2010, Kevin McMaster)