Many years ago I found myself a man
Sweetest charmer there could ever be.
But the folks that said they loved me
Couldn't see what I could see.

 

He wasn't supposed to be mine.
Different skin. He's not our kind-
I was told by those around me
And I never was gonna change their mind.

 

I Finally saw it, and walked away.
A teen must conform and fit in.
He wasn't like me, I told him so.
Turned away for the color of his skin.

 

I did most of my growing alone.
In many ways, the world is better now
With piano keyboards not the only mix,
But I missed that boat somehow.

 

Now I've found someone to hold on to
A heart just like my own.
A soulmate to love and cherish
So we won't have to be alone.

 

But the folks around me stare aghast
I can't do that they all cry
She's just like me seems to be the issue,
But now I refuse to live a lie.

 

What do you want with all your hue and cry?
Is it too different or too the same?
A child society must grow up someday
And love must dare to speak it's name.