I Was

I was the boy

With shoes too tight and ankles caught between the tides

I was the girl

Who were a dress to Sunday school and that was it

I had a handkerchief that went around my neck

It wiped my tears, sweat, my blood, my innocence

Throughout the years

And now I'm not afraid

I've found a body, soul and mind that I can keep

And now I'm not afraid

I've learned to love it and to keep it all the same

I was a wave

A cloud, a cliff, a slow parade

Too short to speak

A lover with a heart of hide and seek

And now I know

It's tough to be an elephant tied to a wing

And now I'm not afraid

I found a love and they love me

And now I'm not afraid

I found a love that's here to stay