Written by Andee Joyce. Produced by James Villa, engineered by Lewis Childs for Groundswell Studios, Portland, OR. Lead and background vocals and vocal arrangement by Andee Joyce. Background vocals, all instruments, and instrumental arrangement by James Villa.
Lyrics
Helpy helpers and splainy splainers
I don't mean to be a complainer
It's beautiful that you want to help
But you won't decide how I get to define myself
'Cause I'm about way more than just fitting in and playing a game
And I'm about way more than making everybody be the same
And I'm about way more than working overtime to be your clone
Do I have to do this all alone?
'Cause I don't want sympathy, what I need is opportunity
Don't tell me what I cannot be, give me positive ID
Don't shed a tear about my plight, celebrate what I'm doing right
If you want to be there for me, you've got to give me
Positive ID, positive ID, positive ID, yeah yeah
Freaky freakouts and people people
Do you truly think I'm your equal
Please find it in you to forgive
That I can't be objective about something I live
'Cause I'm about telling the world what life is like in these ruby shoes
And I'm about telling the world some stuff they can't say on the news
And I'm about telling the world there won't be anyone who
Will ever know me better than I do (is that all right with you?)
'Cause I don't want sympathy, what I need is opportunity
Don't tell me what I cannot be, give me positive ID
Don't shed a tear about my plight, celebrate what I'm doing right
If you want to be there for me, you've got to give me
Positive ID, positive ID, positive ID, yeah yeah
Don't make me be your apple tree
When I know I'm a coconut palm
If I don't fit in can I still belong
How's that go, first do no harm
Don't make me breathe underwater
I know I live on land
See everything I am
I know you can
And you know you can
'Cause I don't want sympathy, what I need is opportunity
Don't tell me what I cannot be, give me positive ID
Don't shed a tear about my plight, celebrate what I'm doing right
If you want to be there for me, you've got to give me
Positive ID, positive ID, positive ID, yeah yeah yeah yeah!