[00:13.28]Virginia Woolf and poetry
[00:15.25]No one seemed to notice me
[00:16.87]Being young was getting so old
[00:20.14]Cheap beer and cigarettes
[00:21.82]Life was like a movie set
[00:23.49]And I seemed to be given no role
[00:26.40]But in times of trouble
[00:27.93]I can turn to my mother
[00:29.56]And I know that she gon' understand
[00:32.99]So at age 18
[00:34.63]I cried to my mother
[00:36.20]And she told me, "young man"
[00:38.80]"There are moments when you fall to the ground
[00:41.87]But you are stronger than you feel you are now
[00:45.40]You don't always have to speak so loud, no
[00:49.49]Just be as you are
[00:51.92]Life is not always a comfortable ride
[00:55.32]Everybody's got scars that they hide
[00:58.40]And everybody plays the fool sometimes, yeah
[01:02.78]Just be as you are"
[01:06.33]They played me on the radio
[01:08.80]And everything was changing, so
[01:09.82]I thought I was all the way grown
[01:13.10]But I can still remember in that cold November
[01:15.98]When I realized I'm all alone
[01:19.38]But in times of trouble
[01:20.95]I can turn to my mother
[01:22.55]And I know that she gon' understand
[01:25.92]So at age 22
[01:27.58]I cried to my mother
[01:29.17]And she told me, "young man"
[01:31.72]"There are moments when you fall to the ground
[01:34.87]But you are stronger than you feel you are now
[01:38.33]You don't always have to speak so loud, no
[01:42.44]Just be as you are
[01:44.74]It doesn't matter if you become some star
[01:48.19]Life is better when you open your heart
[01:51.57]You don't always have to act so hard, no
[01:55.69]Just be as you are"
[01:57.33]Just be as you are
[02:11.87]Be as you are
[02:18.48]Be as you are
[02:25.86]If I'm speaking truthfully
[02:27.58]I'm not who I used to be
[02:29.26]And I know some people might laugh
[02:32.70]Cause my music doesn't sound the same
[02:34.19]And my head's no longer shaved
[02:35.68]I'm worried if I'm on the right path
[02:38.73]But in times of trouble
[02:40.32]I can turn to my mother
[02:41.99]And I know that she gon' understand
[02:45.32]So at age 26
[02:47.23]I spoke to my mother
[02:48.61]And she told me, "young man"
[02:51.12]"There are moments when you fall to the ground
[02:54.24]But you are stronger than you feel you are now
[02:57.73]You don't always have to speak so loud, no
[03:01.88]Just be as you are
[03:04.26]It doesn't matter if you become some star
[03:07.73]Life is better when you open your heart
[03:11.50]You don't always have to act so hard, no
[03:15.11]Just be as you are"
[03:17.25]Be as you are
[03:24.67]Be as you are
[03:31.33]Be as you are
[03:37.93]Be as you are