I don't wanna be nothin' like you I don't wanna be just like you I don't wanna be anything like you I don't wanna be just like you Look, I don't wanna be no fuck nigga I don't wanna sell drugs, nigga I don't ever wanna fuck mad hoes And then claim I can't find love with 'em I don't wanna be no super thug I don't ever wanna get tripped up I don't wanna get drunk and high And spend all my time in the strip club Look, I don't wanna ever go to jail and shit Serve time and get bail and shit Be a bum and start stealing shit Fuck around and die and go to hell and shit Yo, I don't wanna be jobless And I don't wanna be heartless Run around, tryna start shit Pickin' fights, thinkin' I'm hot shit Yeah, I don't wanna become vengeful And I ain't into what you're into Pray to God I don't run into Someone just like you, my one issue Hope one day, that shit does hit you 'Cause you so goddamn judgemental And I don't wanna... look... I don't wanna be nothin' like you I don't wanna be anything like you I don't wanna be just like you I don't wanna be anything like you I don't wanna be caught just like you I don't wanna be just like you I don't wanna be just like you I don't wanna be nothin' like you Uh, I don't wanna be hopeless A pretty girl with no focus A single mom with like four kids Never had much, never owned shit And no school and no diplomas Dropped out and don't know shit Steady sticking my nose in on your business Spreading rumors, uh I don't wanna be chasing guys Half ratchet, half sanctified Giving all your friends lame advice Always going out, can't stay inside, yeah I don't wanna become trite Content with my fucked up life Little attitude, actin' uptight Never had a clue, but I love fights No, I don't wanna smoke cancer sticks Going out every chance I get I love the truth but can't handle it Tryna cover bruises with bandages But I hope one day, that shit does hit you Cause you so damn judgemental And I don't want... I don't wanna be nothin' like you I don't wanna be anything like you I don't wanna be just like you I don't wanna be anything like you I don't wanna be caught just like you I don't wanna be just like you I don't wanna be just like you I don't wanna be nothin' like you I need someone to look up to A role model I can run to When I feel lost and I'm confused And I'm out of touch with my young roots I need confidence so that I can get And I love you and your common sense 'Cause lately, I've been tryna live this thug life And I'm not convinced Look, I love how you handle your own Glad you are the king to your own castle You handle life when it's thrown at you Never curl up, never faux fragile I need you to be here, regardless Teach me how to be there for my kids Show me how to be fearless often I need real guidance, I ain't scared of options Because of you, I've got a clearer conscience Because of you, I'm not scared of monsters Because of you, I'm not afraid of failure When life was blurry, you made it clearer And God forbid, if you died now I know that I'd be well taken care of I know you'll be there waiting for me I just wanna be just like you I wanna be anything like you I wanna be just like you Yo, what's up, this is Joyner, I'm unable to take your call right now, Leave me a brief message and I'll get back to you, peace It's really Valentine's Day and I'm sitting here thinking I'm about to get a gift from this man but this man can't even buy me a good dress because it's fucking Tuesday. So why should I expect a gift on Valentine's Day? And I'm here chewing on some fucking bubblegum waiting on some hard dick that's probably in the next bitch right now. So you know what? I'ma go find me my own chocolate

Just like a baby Sometimes I cry Just like a baby I can feel it when you lie to me Just like a baby Everything is new Just like a baby Come to find out I'm a whole lot like you, too Just like a baby See the babies growin' Just like a baby

Just like you Mi never ever si yo dis my mommy Take care a mi youth like yo take care a mi That's who I wanna be Just like you, yea Nuff youth don't know dem daddy Thank God mi know mine and him take care a mi Daddy yuh a mi general Mi buss a blank for mi daddy From di day mi born him always being there for me Through di up's and downs yuh know yuh always being around So everyday mi show yuh love Not just when fathers day allowed Daddy meck mi tell yuh straight There's no better man I would want to emulate You declare to me that I was no mistake Motivate and inspire me to be great (Repeat) Genius man yuh a dan From mi a likkle youth, now mi tun a big man Yuh ever teach rights, yuh know yuh never lead mi wrong Teach mi how fi love, respect and treat a good woman Mommy seh shi si yo when shi sees ma face Shi smile cause there's no disgrace Your love puts are in a happy place So I got to say I wanna be (Repeat 2X)

It's just like you to want to hate me But never take the time to date me And I'll still sit around thinking of you I took you to the big makeout spot And carved your name in every desktop Now you want to see somebody new That's just like you I know you think that I'm just so lame But it's still hard when I hear your name Maybe someday I'll get over you I tried real hard not to get bitter But all your stupid girlfriend jitters Make me do things that I can't undo That's just like you And if it's someone more special Well I don't want to know him And if it's somewhere more special I don't want to go there We never really could get started Cause you just left me broken-hearted Thinking about things we'll never do Like wanting to hang out together Asking you to wear my sweater I hope it's fun to hurt me like you do That's just like you

I had an uncle named Matthew He was his father's only boy Born just south of Colby, Kansas He was his mother's pride and joy Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on Love was just the way to live and die Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield And blue's just a Kansas summer sky All the stories that he told me Back when I was just a lad All the memories that he gave me All the good times that he had Growin' up a Kansas farm boy Life was mostly havin' fun Ridin' on his daddy's shoulders Behind a view beneath the sun Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on Love was just the way to live and die Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield And blue's just a Kansas summer sky Well, I guess there were some hard times And I'm told some years were lean They had a storm in forty-seven A twister came and stripped them clean He lost the farm and lost his family He lost the wheat and lost his home But he found a family Bible Faith as solid as a stone Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on Love was just the way to live and die Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield And blue's just a Kansas summer sky So he came to live at our house And he came to work the land He came to ease my daddy's burden And he came to be my friend So I wrote this down for Matthew And it's for him the song is sung Ridin' on his daddy's shoulders Behind a mule beneath the sun Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on Love was just the way to live and die Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field Blue's just a Kansas summer sky Yes, and joy was just the thing that he was raised on Love was just the way to live and die Gold was just a windy Kansas wheatfield Blue's just a Kansas summer sky

City sidewalks, busy sidewalks Dressed in holiday style In the air, there's a feeling of Christmas Children laughing, people passing Meeting smile after smile And on every street corner, you'll hear Silver bells, silver bells It's Christmastime in the city Ring-a-ling, hear them ring Soon it will be Christmas day Silver bells, silver bells It's Christmastime in the city Ring-a-ling, hear them ring Soon it will be Christmas day Soon it will be Christmas day

The wind is the whisper of our mother the earth The wind is the hand of our father the sky The wind watches over our struggles and pleasures The wind is the goddess who first learned to fly The wind is the bearer of bad and good tidings The weaper of darkness, the bringer of dawn The wind gives the rain, then builds us a rainbow The wind is the singer who sang the first song The wind is a twister of anger and warning The wind brings the fragrance of freshly mown hay The wind is a racer, a wild stallion running The sweet taste of love on a slow summer's day The wind knows the songs of the cities and canyons The thunder of mountains, the roar of the sea The wind is the taker and giver of mornings The wind is the symbol of all that is free So welcome the wind and the wisdom she offers Follow her summons when she calls again In your heart and your spirit let the breezes surround you Lift up your voice then and sing with the wind

Josie works the counter at the downtown five and dime Anything at all to help her pass the time Her mama keeps the baby and grandpa rambles on About the good times playing in his mind It's a hard life livin' when you're lonely It's a long night sleepin' alone It's a hard time waitin' for tomorrow It's a long, long way home Josie spends the evening with the people on the pages Of the paperback she picked up at the store Or sometimes it's the TV or she'll try to write a letter, whoa But they don't come too often anymore It's a hard life livin' when you're lonely It's a long night sleepin' alone It's a hard time waitin' for tomorrow It's a long, long way home I stare at the gray walls before me And I see her face in the stone I try to imagine our baby I wish they would let me go home I wish they would let me go home I wish they would let me go home It's a hard life livin' when you're lonely (I wish they would let me go home) It's a long night sleepin' alone (I wish they would let me go home) It's a hard time waitin' for tomorrow (I wish they would let me go home) It's a long, long way home (I wish they would let me go home) It's a long, long way home (I wish they would let me go home) Bring me and the other boys home (I wish they would let me go home) Bring me and the other boys home

This song was first released on the Farewell Andromeda Album. It is the only album it has been released on. On a snow covered night Up in Eastern Wyoming Another lazy day Lookin' for the sun In a draughty old cabin Outside a whiskey basin Another shining light And a good man on the run There's a lady back in Laramie And her reason no one else can see For him to spend The winter on his own Nothing much for him to do tomorrow Just a matter of survival Another friendly fight In a life chocked full of fun Yodalling It's a special kind of medicine And all that you can do is win Though it tastes so sweet You can refuse Put your heart on the table Fill your fountain with moonshine Another empty case of The Whiskey Basin Blues Yodalling Words and music by John Denver