Kid Pan Alley: Music
True to Me (from Kid Pan Alley Nashville)
(Jimmy Hall and Nashville Chamber Orchestra)
2006
Kid Pan Alley - Jason Blume and Maxine Jones' 7th grade class, East Literature Magnet School
Some people can be so mean
They’ll tear you down
Like you don’t mean nothin’
It’s easy to disguise yourself
Make you into someone else
If you don’t like me for who I am
I’m being the best me that I can
So don’t lock me up in a box
I won’t be something that I’m not
I’ve got to BE TRUE, got to BE TRUE
Got to BE TRUE to me, stand up for what I believe
Not be who I’m supposed to be, I’ll be treating me with L-O-V-E
Self-respect and honesty, got to BE TRUE
Got to BE TRUE - to me
Who I am – That’s my confession
Won’t try to change just to make an impression
I only live once – Gonna make the best of it
I won’t get down – From the rest of it
Won’t let nobody corrupt my heart
I’ll keep reaching for my star