Becoming Who I Am

Intro

When I grow up...

I wanna be a pilot

I heard that today

A little boy talking 'bout what he wants to become

And, for some reason

I couldn't stop thinking 'bout myself

When I was three

Verse 1

I remember being little, I had dreams of my own

Loved breakin' things apart just to see how they work

I wanted to be a scientist, I was curious 'bout life

Never knew that growing up would come with changing my mind

I thought the world was simple, you just dream and believe

Tell your mother what you want, then become what you see

But nobody told me that the road could get rough

That sometimes life will take you somewhere you never thought of

I studied art in secondary school, life took a different turn

Now I'm studying sociology, still got so much to learn

And I'm not saying that I'm lost, or that my life is a waste

It's just crazy how the future never comes the way you prayed

And I wonder how many people have a story like mine

How many childhood dreams got left somewhere behind?

How many little boys are telling they mother' today

About the man they wanna be, while life is plannin' its own way?

Chorus

When I was three...

I thought I'd be somebody

When I was three...

The world was full of dreams

Now I'm grown...

And I don't know what happened

I just wish...

I could be who I thought I'd be

Verse 2

Some wanted to be doctors, some wanted to fly

Some wanted to be famous, put their name' in thе sky

Somе wanted to build houses, some wanted to explore

Now they're just trying to survive, wondering what they're livin' for

Life happened...

And nobody saw it comin'

Some dreams got buried underneath the bills and the problems

Some got lost in the struggle, some got lost in the options

Some were forced to grow up 'fore they understood life

Some are still trying to find what they wanted as a child

And it's not that we stopped believin' in ourselves

Sometimes life gets so heavy, you forget what you felt

You get caught up in the moment, trying to make it through the day

And the dreams that used to guide you slowly fade away

I wonder if my mother still remembers what I said

When I was just a little boy, with dreams inside my head

I wonder if she ever looks at me and thinks about

The little scientist I said I was gonna turn out

Chorus

When I was three...

I thought I'd be somebody

When I was three...

The world was full of dreams

Now I'm grown...

And I don't know what happened

I just wish...

I could be who I thought I'd be

Bridge

(I'm sorry...)

(I'm sorry I couldn't become who you wanted me to be)

(Prepare yourself...)

(You have no idea what's waitin' for you)

(And I wish I could tell you that everything is gonna happen the way you planned, but I can't...)

Verse 3

But listen, little me, I need you to understand

Life might change your dreams, but it doesn't end your plans

You might not be a scientist, you might not be a star

But that doesn't mean you failed, or that you didn't come far

You don't know what tomorrow holds, and neither do I

Maybe there's a bigger reason for the tears that we cry

Maybe every broken dream is just a road we didn't see

Maybe who we're meant to be is more than who we used to dream

And to evеry little boy who's got a dream in his heart

To evеry little girl who's trying to figure out her part

Please don't let the world convince you that your story's at its end

Sometimes life takes a different road before you find yourself again

Chorus

When I was three...

I thought I'd be somebody

When I was three...

The world was full of dreams

Now I'm grown...

And I don't know what happened

But maybe...

I'm still becoming me

Outro

I heard a little boy today

He said he wanted to be a pilot

And I smiled

'Cause, for a moment

I remembered who I was

When I was three