checkered floor, checkered past
the traffic moves so fast
got dirt on my shoes from bringing bad news
and the evidence is pointing again to the trail of my tracks

it looks like rain but it feels like sun
i’m not like anyone

you don’t know the way i feel
like there’s no one at the wheel
i want to feel my passions fly
i want to know a love that won’t die
you don’t know the way i feel

we all get to win and lose
but which one comes we can’t choose
i’ve been flattened by shame and pelted with blame
and i’ve never been able to totally heal from the wounds

it looks like rain but it feels like sun
i’m not like anyone

you don’t know the way i feel
like there’s no one at the wheel
i want to feel my passions fly
i want to know a love that won’t die
you don’t know the way i feel

standing tall when i’m alone
but i’m scared down to the bone
so afraid to speak my mind and of the mysteries i might find
sometimes it’s easy to stop and turn to stone

it looks like rain but it feels like sun
i’m just like everyone

you don’t know the way i feel
like there’s no one at the wheel
i want to feel my passions fly
i want to know a love that won’t die
you don’t know the way i feel