THAT’S JUST ME

People are the same but yet different in many sorts of ways.

That’s good because it would be really boring if we were the same all of the days.

We should embrace what makes us different and that is the key.

I don’t know, call me crazy, that’s just me.

Don’t take what makes you special and make it your battle sound.

Don’t take what makes you different and draw a line in the ground.

Just be proud of who you are and what you can be.

I don’t know, call me crazy, that’s just me.

Don’t tell me that your difference makes you better or worse.

Don’t tell me that your difference is some kind of curse.

Don’t tell me that all your problems stem from your family tree.

I don’t know, call me crazy, that’s just me.

To get through life there’s one thing you should do.

Whatever it is, be what makes you, you.

I’m gonna be what makes me, me because that’s what will set my soul free.

I don’t know, call me crazy, that’s just me.

 If you’re the president, the head of a country, or the head of state,

Your decisions can’t be made with prejudice or hate.

If you’re running a country, you have to love it from sea to shining sea.

I don’t know, call me crazy, that’s just me.

The leader of a country should put the citizen’s first,

Not himself and his friends and the money they thirst.

He shouldn’t use any means to an end that will ruin the economy.

I don’t know, call me crazy, that’s just me.

For those people that think everything wrong in their life has something to do with me.

Maybe they should look at how they live their life, maybe there’s something they might see.

I didn’t bind your chains so I can’t set you free.

I don’t know, call me crazy, that’s just me.

If you come in the middle of the night to take my things, you have no name,

And you don’t value your life when you come to steal in my domain.

The value of your life, to me, is less than my things, so what will be, will be.

I don’t know, call me crazy, that’s just me.

When I was younger, the old folks said our music came straight from the devil’s hand.

The kid’s music today, to my generation, well it seems like the devil is in the band.

What will they do next, if there’s anything worse than rap, what could it be.

I don’t know, call me crazy, that’s just me.

As far as religion goes, I’ve said this before,

Don’t tell me that the way to heaven only goes through your door.

Don’t tell me it’s your way or the highway, that’s not God’s words, those words come from thee.

I don’t know, call me crazy, that’s just me.

 In relationships, women are looking for someone to love them and ask them to be their wife.

Men are looking for a woman that’s half angel and half devil, that does all the things he likes.

But while you’re waiting, have some cake and eat it too, have some fun filled with glee.

I don’t know, call me crazy, that’s just me.

For those that always say no

You only live once, so sometimes you just need to let go.

For those of you that are afraid of losing, sometimes you just have to put the ball on the tee.

I don’t know, call me crazy, that’s just me.

Whatever you like, whatever floats your boat,

If you will you will and if you won’t you won’t.

Some people may not like it but that’s my philosophy.

I don’t know, call me crazy, THAT’S JUST ME.

STANLEY HENDRIX

8/20/08

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