p://www.imeem.com/artists/lauryn_hill/music/pJjVAYES/lauryn-hill-the-miseducation-of-lauryn-hill/">The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill

I was so tired of the bullshit
that I wanted to be anybody but me
tired of trying to live out a purpose
and just go head and be what they want me to be
but can't be everything to everybody
and like it or not my gifts were mine to do with
what He made me to make out of them
and as I get more comfortable in my skin
though still sickened by lustful men
I smile more than I used to
cause the staring is something
I've gotten used to
and it plays a role in what I do
too
so I had to come to grips with
the fact that there would be some
that will come and never
truly have any care for me
they just want to be wherever I be
so they can say that they were there
with me....it's my spirit that's the celebrity
not me..my heart that splits apart
and gives out pieces to
patch up holes in other brokens
and shows them where faith hides
inside of fresh starts
waiting to dance in the praises spoken
from weary lips to
deafening silence pounding
on patience like pavement
for there to be truly be
a better way to get out
what I have to say...without
without having to do it this way
I'd say day after day
in submission to my gift
in submission to Him
waiting for the evils to subside
like a storm and give way to light
make new days out of sleepless nights
but the bullshit
it just wouldn't stop