GET TO KNOW ME

I don't need more opinions,
I need your empathy, yeah.
I don't need great advice,
I need you to love me.
Rather than give me dirty looks,
make this your aim,
to embrace my broken heart
and squeeze away my shame.

You've never walked in my shoes
so don't think you know me.
You've never been down my road
so don't think you can show me
everything, something, something, anything.
You've never walked in my shoes
so don't think you know me.

Don't judge me based on what you see
or who you think I might be.
I'm more than how I look and dress
so try to get to know me.
Listen to what I have to say
and hear more than words.
Hear my hopes and dreams, yeah.
Hear my pains and hurts.

Someday I may be ready
to hear what you have to say.
And I hope that you are still around
when I finally reach that day.
But for now just give me room to grow,
to love and live and learn.
Don't stand too far away
or stop showing concern.