Used to blame everyone I know
For everything that came out bad.
Now that I’ve sent them all away
Who’s to blame when I feel sad
I’ve never gone for bumper stickers
Or t-shirts that say funny things
But I still hope that it’s for me
Downtown when a pay phone rings

I’m just tryin’ to be myself
When everything else goes out the window

I used to think that everyone
From the south was kind of dumb
Now that I’m here I’m seein’ that
I’m the really stupid one.
I’ve traveled half a million miles
Without a single thing to say.
How can you not learn anything
After coming all this way

I’m just tryin’ to be myself
When everything else goes out the window

My girl says I’m a snake shedding skin
My sister says to call my mother.
My friends say wise and truthful things
But they all contradict each other.
Sometimes I wish that I was dead;
Let someone else clean up my mess.
I wish that I was Catholic
And everyday I’d go confess

I’m tryin’ to be focused on the present
And I’m tryin’ to be a wild animal and still pay my rent
I’m tryin’ to be invisible and in the sun
I’m tryin’ to be everything to everyone

I’m just tryin’ to be myself
When everything else goes out the window

I wish I was the heavyweight champ:
I wish I spent time on the water
I wish I spoke Italian
And had romantic things to say
Sometimes I wish I had a house
That I could strap on to my car
I wish I could rewind my dreams
And watch them on a VCR

I’m tryin’ to be–someone you can count on,
And I’m tryin’ to be–driven by important things,
I’m tryin’ to be–someone I can count on
And I’m tryin’ to be–someone that I’d like to know

I’m just tryin’ to be myself
When everything else goes out the window…

(lyrics: Dan Bern)