The spotlights are all on me

Everyone’s eyes are bearing down

They are all expecting to see

Me without a frown

They just won’t let me be

I’m afraid that I will drown

 

I just stand there, mouth agape

They watch me, staring straight

Into my soul, through my gown

I try my best not to flee

But, they won’t let me be

I’m afraid I will drown

 

I don’t know what to do

They watch me, eyes glaring through

I just stand there mouth on lock

I frantically check the clock

If only they would let me be

I’m afraid I will drown

 

How much more time

Must I waste before freedom can be mine

Solitude is what I desire

In this endless quagmire

Because they won’t let me be

I’m afraid I will drown

 

 

Expectations are what I dread

They watch my every move

I must watch where I tread

It is something I must prove

Since they won’t let me be

I’m afraid I will drown

 

 

The expectations are enough

To make me lose it all

It is all I can do not to bluff

Until the inevitable fall

They still won’t let me be-

I’m afraid I will drown.