The Lads - Town lyrics

(V1)

I used to be so scared of going to Manners Mall

Of walking past those staring eyes that made me feel so small

Creeping up and down trying to find a fault to see

So they could lock me up inside and throw away the key

(V2)

I've tried being someone else just so I could belong

I've lived my life in fear of putting one foot wrong

Although your words may hurt me it's time for me to go

I'm trying to be myself now

And I think that you should know that

(CH)

I can go into town by myself if I want to

Look around at the world with my own eyes

I don't have to be afraid

Why do we try to be the same competing with each other

All dressed up in brown cords and pyjamas

Pretending to be cool

(V3)

I watched the world go by through the window of my mind

But how I saw myself made friends hard to find

I wasn't sure you liked me although I think you tried

I wanted you to like me, to fill the hole inside

(V4)

Accepting who I am did not come from being the best

Or earning popularity by passing all your tests

The thing that helped me most

Was when the realisation came

That there is a God who love's me

Who knows me by my name