That's Not Me - The Beach Boys

I had to prove that I could make it alone

But that’s not me

I wanted to show how independent I’d grown now

But that’s not me

I could try to be big in the eyes of the world

What matters to me is what I could be to just one girl

I’m a little bit scared

Cause I haven’t been home in a long time

You needed my love

And I know that I left at the wrong time

My folks when I wrote them

Told 'em what I was up to said that’s not me

I went through all kinds of changes

Took a look at myself and said that’s not me

I miss my pad and the places I’ve known

And every night as I lay there alone I will dream

I once had a dream

So I packed up and split for the city

I soon found out that my lonely life wasn’t so pretty

I’m glad I went now I’m that much more sure that we’re ready

I once had a dream

So I packed up and split for the city