I could be your friend if you get to know me
I could be your love if you get to know me
The only thing I ask is you give a chance to me
All people do is sit around all day and judge me

What I wear, how I look; they act like they know me
Anything they know is only what I choose to be showing
Sometimes I wonder if people see me growing
Or if they just see in me what they want to see

I’m not the most open
I’m not the most trusting
I’m not the most patient
The only thing I ask from you is to give me a chance

I could be your friend if you get to know me
I could be your love if you get to know me
Don’t be so quick to pass judgment on me
Please, all I’m asking is that you give a chance to me

I put up a wall because I just don’t trust
Everyone is so quick to talk
Every time I trust, it gets blown to dust
And they just ain’t got a clue; I have said too much

Some people may call me an a****le
My mother says I’m just blessed...
I know it’s cynical
But it is what it is

I’m not mainstream
Just look underneath
The only thing I’m asking
Is that you give a chance to me

I could be your friend if you get to know me
I could be your love if you get to know me
Don’t be so quick to pass judgment on me
Please, all I’m asking is that you give a chance to me

What have I done to you to be given the shaft?
I know sometimes I lose it, but I’m not that stupid
How can I reciprocate when you give me bad vibes?
I know you have ill intentions, and nothing shows otherwise

I could be your friend if you get to know me
I could be your love if you get to know me
Don’t be so quick to pass judgment on me
Please, all I’m asking is that you give a chance to me

(spoken word)
No...
From some, I get stood up
From others, I get used
From some, I get told one thing
And then they say something else behind closed doors

Perhaps it’s my own delusions?
Maybe I over think?
Maybe I expect the worst?
How can I not??

I could be your friend if you get to know me
I could be your love if you get to know me
Don’t be so quick to pass judgment on me
Please, all I’m asking is that you give a chance to me

2011 by Javan H. and Bradley Voorhees
Song made with Ableton Live 8
Video made with Sony Vegas 7