C, Bm, G (x2)
F Em G
I was the boy with shoes too tight and ankles caught between the tides.
F Em G
I was the girl who wore a dress to Sunday school, and that was it.
F Em G
I had a handkerchief that went around my neck.
F Em G
It wiped my tears, sweat, my blood, my innocence throughout the years.
G F Em
And now I'm not afraid.
G F Em
I've found a body, soul and mind that I can keep.
G F Em
And now I'm not afraid.
G F Em
I've learned to love it and to keep it all the same.
C, Bm, G
F Em G
I was a wave, a cloud, a cliff, a slow parade.
F Em G
Too short to speak; a lover with a heart of hide and seek.
F Em G
And now, I know it's tough to be an elephant tied to a wing.
G F Em
And now I'm not afraid.
G F Em
I found a love and they love me.
G F Em
And now I'm not afraid.
G F Em
I found a love that's here to stay.
C, Bm, G (x2)
C