v 1 She's been down and out She's been wrote about She's been talked about constantly She's been up and down She's been pushed around But they held her down NYC She has no regrets She accepts the past All these things they help to make she She's been lost and found But she's still around There's a reason for everything, yeah You know I've been holding on Try to make me weak But I still stay strong Put my life all up in these songs Just so you can feel me Chorus So take me as I am Or have nothing at all Just take me as I am Or have nothing at all v 2 Yeah she's older now Yeah she's wiser now Can't disguise her now, she don't need No one telling her what to do and say No one telling her who to be She's on solid ground She's been lost and found But she answers to G-O-D And she's confident this is not the end Ask me how I know cause she is me You know I've been holding on Try to make me weak But I still stay strong Put my life all up in these songs Just so you can feel me Chorus So take me as I am As I am Or have nothing at all Nothing Baby This is me, this is me Bridge So its all or nothing or all Or nothing at all Don't you know I can only be me, yeah So its all or nothing at all Or nothing at all Don't you know I can only be me So take me as I am Or have nothing at all Just take me as I am This is me, this is me Or have nothing at all (Pre-Bridge) Take me as I am Take me as I am Said its all or nothing at all Said its all or nothing at all Just take me as I am Or have nothing at all Just take me as I am Or have nothing at all Just take me as I am Or have nothing at all Take me as I am Just take me as I am Take me as I am Or have nothing at all Take me as I am
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