Why must you always try to make me over?Take me as I am or let me goWhite lilies never grow on stalks of cloverTake me as I am or let me goYou're trying to reshape me in a mold ofIn the image of someone you used to knowOh, but I won't be a stand-in for an old loveTake me as I am or let me goYou've tried to change me ever since you met meTake me as I am or let me goIf you don't want me like I am, forget meTake me as I am or let me goYou're trying to reshape me in a mold ofIn the image of someone you used to knowOh, but I won't be a stand-in for an old loveOh, but I won't be a stand-in for an old loveTake me as I am or let me goOh, take me as I am or let me goDan Howard.Yeah!