When I'm not what the world wants me to be
You're everything a boy could want in a girl
You're the only thing good in this fucked up world
You know that I live in two worlds separate
One is called "hope" and the other "regret"
I knew when you hurt me that I wanted you still
So I forgave you in truth and trusted God's will
Every word that you speak is like permanent ink
Inscribed in my heart, in every thought that I think
The rain wouldn't fall and the sun wouldn't rise
If it weren't for the justice I see in your eyes
I remember my grandmother loving me to the end
In her eyes I was precious enough to defend
Against the wind and the whispers I fight every day
Just to deal with whatever should come my way
Girls around here they'll just trample your spirit
Their dark, empty soul I wouldn't even go near it
I paid such a price for my fits and my flights
I'm free in my laughter, in my sorrows contrite
I asked of the Lord and He gave me your love
Now I know nothing's good that doesn't come from above
So many nights I would sit here alone feeling blue
But now I breathe deep and my heart is renewed
So dear precious Zoe I wrote you this song
I hope it's to me that you know you belong
To wake up beside you with your arms around me
Is my desire and solace for eternity
Why would I think you would even look at me
When I'm not what this world thinks I should be
You're everything I would want in a girl
You're the only thing good to me in this world