There is a calm out at sea
it hasn't been like this in all the many years you knew me
there's not a cloud in the sky
and as I breathe the salty air, the memories of you just pass by

Is this how it has to be?
I keep on looking at my phone, thinking that you haven't called me
Tell me who I'm meant to be
Should I be the one you knew, the one that made you so proud of me?

So I sit here on my bed
trying to escape the thoughts of sadness that replay in my head
I want to live in better times
but as that fleeting thought takes hold, I try to push it out of my mind

Is this how it has to be?
I keep on looking at my phone, thinking that you haven't called me
Tell me who I'm meant to be
Should I be the one you knew, the one that made you so proud of me?

Is this how it has to be?
I can't imagine half a day, let alone a lifetime lonely
this is doing my heart in
although I'm grateful for the time, for all the many years you gave me

Is this how it has to be?
I keep on looking at my phone, thinking that you haven't called me
Tell me who I'm meant to be
Should I be the one you knew, the one that made you so proud of me?