because i wanted to be

i walked a couple streets today
just to feel the heat on my face
and i was far from home
because i wanted to be
and as the sun burned into my skin
i inhaled and breathed with the wind
and i was alone
because i wanted to be

and it felt as easy as it seems
because its only easy when its supposed to be
its not always easy because i'm weak
but i want to be

so i sat in the back seat and watched you drive
and i let my mind blank because i felt more alive
when i was gone than i ever did when i was here
and i didn't move an inch
because i forgot to exist
and i was alone
because i wanted to be

and it felt as easy as it seems
because its only easy when its supposed to be
its not always easy because i'm weak
but i want to be

i thought that it was better to feel
than to feel nothing at all
but i found that simply being
was better than being it all
and i didn't go home
because i wanted to be
and yet for once in my life
i didn't have to be anything