You've been telling me from the very beginning
That I'm not quite what you want
You've been telling me from the very beginning
That I'm not quite enough
I, I, I, I, I've been trying to show you
That I'm growing
I, I, I, I, I've been dying to prove to you
That I'm worthy of your love
You've been telling me from the very beginning
That I'm wrong, that I'm less, I'm too much of a mess for you
You've been finding ways from the very beginning
To keep me reaching and waiting and whining and crying for you
I, I, I, I, I've been trying to fit into the picture you have in your head
To be the perfect partner, the one you feel deserves to share your bed
I've been watching you from the very beginning
You don't know what to do in this world around you, around here
I've been watching you since the very beginning
With your walls and your rules, but they won't protect you from your fear
You've been trying to create the picture you have in your mind
But all these broken parts inside you can't be fixed by anybody you can find
I've been watching me from the very beginning
I got all the right stuff and I'm more than enough for this world
I've been rising up since before the beginning
And I may not be yours, but I know that I'm my own dream girl, dream girl, dream girl
I, I, I, I, I won't try to fit into the picture you have in your head
I, I, I, I, I'll just fly and then start painting my own pictures instead, instead, instead