I am not a Man Lyrics

Walking down the street

People that see me

Or do they even see me

I mean the real me

I don't even know

Cuz I'm so stuck up in my own head

And When I leave the house

I gotta change my clothes like

Four or five different times

Cuz I don't know if I

Go to the Plaid Pantry in a skirt

If someone will want to fight with me about it

Wish you could see me as I am

See me as a friend

See me as a lover

I'm not under cover

I just want to be free

To be exactly as I am

Because I am not a man

And I am not a woman

I'm just a person

Who needs love and understanding

I just want to be

free to be

exactly who I am

If gender is performance

I am just an actor

Not a very good one

Not winning and Oscars

So I'll keep my head down

And not try

To look you in the eye

Wish I could wake up tomorrow

And everything was different

Did all the hard stuff

And now my body's perfect

This slow transition over time is really

Driving me insane

But until that time

Maybe when you see me

It'll make you smile

Just know that I'm doing

The best I can

With what I have

One of my favorite things these days is to

Catch my reflection out of the corner of my eye

Or maybe I'm walking down the street

And I'll myself in a storefront

Or looking out a window

Especially if it's partially fogged up

Or a little bit hazy

I can't see all the imperfections and all the pours

All the rebellious facial hair that I miss

And for a moment it almost seems perfect

It almost seems like

how I see myself when I think of myself

And it gives me a little hope

Makes me think that all of my goals are achievable