This time

This time last year, I know I'd be crying 

This time last year, I'd feel like dying 

If I never changed, If I'd stayed the same 

I never would've known 

Never would've cared 

No, I never would've grown 

No I'd have just stayed scared  

So when you say that I'm not who you want me to be 

I laugh and smile and shake my head 

Cause it means nothing to me  

Not anymore 

This time last year I'd be crying 

This time last year I'd be fighting for my life 

And what cost? What's lost? 

When I fight, I gain, words unknown 

I grown 

I know I'm different now 

I'm dismissive know 

You can't tell me I should change 

I love myself this way 

So never tell me I should change 

Believe me when I say 

I'm staying this way 

This time this year 

I'm fighting 

This time this year 

I'm enlightened 

Oh and this time this year  

I don’t have to try and hold back tears 

 today, I have my way 

And I can truly say 

I never want to change 

Because I love myself this way