hello mother how do you feel

i can see everything that is real

i need to see brighter

i need to be free

please help me out mother

but remember i've gotta be me

hello john you've been a good friend

sure you had your fill

will life take you through the years

till you make the kill

here's your gift for the seventh year

now how bout mine

and remember when i see you again

i've gotta be me

hello girl it's good to see you here

and you sure look nice

will you share your life with me

perhaps even twice

and remember throughout time

i've gotta be me

hello darling these are for you

i know they're not too much

but they're the only things i have to say

thank you very much

i know just how you tried to let me be me

goodbye world

i wish you success

thank you for letting me be myself

i wish there was something i could do

for you there's gotta be something else

goodbye son maybe next year

you'll make our dreams come true

and always remember

say to yourself

you're only you

you're only you