Shirtless

The bath of warm wet air Invites us all the strip down Sea breezes tickle skin that's bare I get shy with the crowds around Street dogs sprint by naked and free With no worry of their imperfections My heart wants to turn and flee Instead of letting the sun change my complexion When I'm bare chested I'm not what I want to be And I'm afraid of what you'll see And all the exposure and vulnerability When I take my shirt off It reveals I'm not a beefcake I don't have the body of a heavyweight Or even a welter weight's shape There's nothing I can fake When I'm shirtless When I'm shirtless When I'm shirtless That guy, so handsome and secure Another looks just like a gladiator Being someone sure has an allure So I fantasize a body swapping caper When I'm bare chested I'm not what I want to be And I'm afraid of what you'll see And all the exposure and vulnerability When I take my shirt off It reveals I'm not a beefcake I don't have the body of a heavyweight Or even a welter weight's shape There's nothing I can fake When I'm shirtless When I'm shirtless When I'm shirtless Now you might have what I don't got And there's no sense trying to be what I'm not Can I forgive myself for all these flaws Accept these trans hips and the line of my jaw When I take my shirt off It reveals I'm not a beefcake I don't have the body of a heavyweight Or even a welter weight's shape There's nothing I can fake When I'm shirtless When I'm shirtless When I'm shirtless