I'd Rather Be - Heather Nova

I’d rather be warm than tough and cool

I’d rather be true

I’d rather be soft than hard as steel

I’d rather be real

I’d rather live close to the ground

Than fly at the speed of sound

I’d rather free fall and feel it all

And if you want me, you gotta take me

As I am

There’s no one like me, so celebrate me

As I am

As I am

I’d rather see life with open eyes

Than wear some know-it-all disguise

I’d rather be small, observe it all

A little unsure

I’d rather speak truth with every word

Or hold my tongue and not be heard

I’d rather live full and feel the fear

And if you want me, you gotta take me

As I am

There’s no one like me, so celebrate me

As I am

As I am

'Cause we win and we lose

And we feel and we bruise

And we’re not perfect

But that’s how I’d rather be

And we give and we take

And we fall and we break

And we’re not perfect

But that’s how I’d rather be

I’d rather be, I’d rather be, I’d rather be, I’d rather be

I’d rather be, I’d rather be, I’d rather be, I’d rather be

Let my hair down, make a big sound, let it all around

I’d rather be, I’d rather be, I’d rather be

I’d rather be

I’d rather be loved than held above

And if you want me, you gotta take me

As I am

There’s no one like me, so celebrate me

As I am

As I am

'Cause we win and we lose

And we feel and we bruise

And we’re not perfect

But that’s how I’d rather be

And we give and we take

And we fall and we break

And we’re not perfect

But that’s how I’d rather be

And we laugh and we cry

And we love and we die

And we’re not perfect

But that’s how I’d rather be

And we climb and we fall

And we mess with it all

We’re not perfect

Not perfect, but that’s how I’d rather be

I’d rather be, I’d rather be, I’d rather be, I’d rather be

I’d rather be, I’d rather be, I’d rather be, I’d rather be

I’d rather be, I’d rather be, I’d rather be, I’d rather be

I’d rather be, I’d rather be, I’d rather be

I’d rather be, I’d rather be

I’d rather be, I’d rather be, I’d rather be me