Jeff Clark: Music / Lyrics

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HE PROPPED HIS FEET UPON THE KITCHEN TABLE
THEN HE PLACED HIS LITTLE HANDS BEHIND HIS HEAD
HIS MAMA SMILED INSTEAD OF REPRIMANDING
SHE ASKED HIS DAD WHO TAUGHT HIM THAT AND HE PROUDLY SAID

HE’S GONNA BE ME
GONNA BE ME
HE’S GONNA GROW UP TO BE JUST LIKE ME, WAIT AND SEE
HE’S GONNA BE ME, GONNA BE ME
AND I HOPE THAT HE’LL BE ALWAYS PROUD OF ME

LATER ON, THE BOY WOULD TURN ELEVEN
HE WAS STILL HIS DADDY’S SHADOW AND HIS FRIEND
WHILE HIS FATHER REMINISCED ABOUT HIS MISSION
THE BOY MADE UP HIS MIND BEFORE THE STORY’S END

THAT’S GONNA BE ME
GONNA BE ME
I’M GONNA GO SERVE JUST LIKE MY FATHER, WAIT AND SEE
IT’S GONNA BE ME, GONNA BE ME
GONNA MAKE MY MOM AND DAD SO PROUD OF ME

AFTER GRADUATION THINGS WERE CHANGING
THE BOY WAS LISTENING TO A DIFFERENT VOICE
WHEN HIS FATHER SAID, IT’S TIME TO SERVE YOUR MISSION
THE BOY HAD TO REMIND HIS DAD WHO HAD THE CHOICE

IT’S GOTTA BE ME
GOTTA BE ME
I HAVE TO MAKE MY OWN DECISIONS, CAN’T YOU SEE
IT HAS TO BE ME, GOTTA BE ME
GOTTA FOLLOW WHAT I FEEL INSIDE OF ME

EVENTUALLY THE SPIRIT OVERCAME HIM
HE FINALLY REALIZED WHERE HE SHOULD BE
HE TOLD HIS DAD, AND HIS DAD SAID, I’M SO HAPPY
BUT I DON’T KNOW WHO’LL MISS YOU MORE, YOUR MOM OR ME

I THINK IT’S GONNA BE ME
GOTTA BE ME
I CAN’T IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT YOU HERE WITH ME
BUT I KNOW THAT YOU’LL ALL YOU CAN BE
GO AND SHINE YOUR LIGHT FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE
THEN HE PROPPED HIS FEET UPON THE KITCHEN TABLE