[00:11.92][Verse 1]
[00:13.40]Virginia Woolf and poetry
[00:15.12]No one seemed to notice me
[00:16.62]Being young was getting so old
[00:19.64]Cheap beer and cigarettes
[00:21.50]Life was like a movie set
[00:23.09]And I seemed to be given no role
[00:25.66][Pre-Chorus]
[00:26.26]But in times of trouble
[00:27.91]I can turn to my mother
[00:29.56]And I know that she gon' understand
[00:32.28]So at age 18
[00:34.55]I cried to my mother
[00:36.11]And she told me, "young man"
[00:38.03][Chorus]
[00:38.89]"There are moments when you fall to the ground
[00:41.53]But you are stronger than you feel you are now
[00:44.97]You don't always have to speak so loud, no
[00:49.57]Just be as you are
[00:51.89]Life is not always a comfortable ride
[00:55.26]Everybody's got scars that they hide
[00:58.44]And everybody plays the fool sometimes, yeah
[01:02.62]Just be as you are"
[01:05.36][Verse 2]
[01:06.59]They played me on the radio
[01:08.09]And everything was changing, so
[01:09.76]I thought I was all the way grown
[01:12.63]But I can still remember in that cold November
[01:16.02]When I realized I'm all alone
[01:18.16][Pre-Chorus]
[01:19.32]But in times of trouble
[01:20.95]I can turn to my mother
[01:22.68]And I know that she gon' understand
[01:25.64]
[01:27.52]I cried to my mother
[01:29.23]And she told me, "young man"
[01:30.88][Chorus 2]
[01:31.48]"There are moments when you fall to the ground
[01:35.02]But you are stronger than you feel you are now
[01:38.24]You don't always have to speak so loud, no
[01:42.32]Just be as you are
[01:44.82]It doesn't matter if you become some star
[01:48.21]Life is better when you open your heart
[01:51.58]You don't always have to act so hard, no
[01:55.54]Just be as you are"
[02:25.14][Bridge]
[02:25.90]If I'm speaking truthfully
[02:27.65]I'm not who I used to be
[02:29.29]And I know some people might laugh
[02:32.14]Cause my music doesn't sound the same
[02:34.10]And my head's no longer shaved
[02:35.91]I'm worried if I'm on the right path
[02:38.13][Pre-Chorus]
[02:38.59]But in times of trouble
[02:40.38]I can turn to my mother
[02:42.11]And I know that she gon' understand
[02:45.21]
[02:47.11]I spoke to my mother
[02:48.63]And she told me, "young man"
[02:50.96][Chorus 2]
[02:51.15]"There are moments when you fall to the ground
[02:54.40]But you are stronger than you feel you are now
[02:57.62]You don't always have to speak so loud, no
[03:01.97]Just be as you are
[03:04.22]It doesn't matter if you become some star
[03:07.49]Life is better when you open your heart
[03:10.98]You don't always have to act so hard, no
[03:15.12]Just be as you are"
[03:17.24]Be as you are
[03:24.92]Be as you are
[03:31.25]Be as you are
[03:38.04]Be as you are
[03:45.42]Be as you are