Oooh, in another place and time oooh, I will be the vision in your mind

I wanted to be everything you wanted
I wanted to be everything you needed
I wanted what I said
To bring to you laughter
I wanted what I did to make you smile

But in a perfect world
Theres no perfection
Cause in a world of dreams
Youre only dreaming
I want it to be real
I just cant take it

As I am
Take me as I am
Now Im only flesh and blood
Oh I wish that you could
Love me as I am

You thought you had me
Tucked inside your pocket
You thought you had it under your control
You can put my smiling picture in a locket
But you cant put a chain around my soul

But in a perfect world
Theres no perfection
Cause in a world of dreams
Youre only dreamin
Dont make me feel like I cant make it

As I am
Take me as I am
Now Im only flesh and blood
Oh I wish that you could
Love me as I am
As I am
Now Im doing the best I can
Try to understand
And love me as I am

Oooo, in another place and time
Oooo, I will be the vision in your mind

As I am
Take me as I am
Now Im only flesh and blood
Oh I wish that you could
Love me as I am
As I am
Now Im doing the best I can
Try to understand
Now I know God has a plan
And I guess thats why she made me
As I am