let me introduce you to this stranger

not a stranger to me because that stranger is me

the me nobody knows

pretending to be happy when all I really want to do is cry

the me nobody knows

smiling on the outside when really I'm just about ready to die

that stranger is standing in front of me

every time I look in the mirror

I see someone consumed by fear or

is it that I'm consumed by reality

trying oh so hard to be who and what everyone else wants me to be

I seem to have lost track lost control of everything I'm supposed to be

let me introduce you to this stranger you might have met

do you understand what I'm saying yet

who am I really can you guess

hi nice to meet you hello how do you do

not who you thought I was am I

bet you never thought you'd see me cry

but this is me

the REAL me

this is how I am when no one else is around

here I am when I get the chance to be myself and break down

it's unbelievable to me how many of you I've fooled

over your eyes I'm the one who's pulled the wool

but now it's time for me to be legit and be straight

let go of some of the anger some of the hate

so again I say let me introduce you to this stranger

hi nice to meet you hello how do you do

dig deep and you might just find that this stranger is sometimes also you

let me introduce you to this stranger

not a stranger to me because that stranger is me

the me nobody knows

pretending to be happy when all I really want to do is cry

the me nobody knows

smiling on the outside when really I'm just about ready to die

hi nice to meet you hello how do you do

dig deep and you might just find that this stranger is sometimes also you

Dionne K. Kelly