I Am Stripped

I am timid and

I am oversensitive

I am a lioness

I am tired and defensive



You take me in your arms

And I fold into you

I have insecurities

You show me I am beautiful



Love me or leave me

Just take it or leave it

It's not that I need it

Just need you to see me



Take me, free me

See through to the core of me

Take me, free me

There will be no more pretending



I am tempremental and

I have imperfections and

I am emotional

I am unpredictable

I am naked

I am vulnerable

I am a woman

I am opening up to you



Love me or leave me

Just take it or leave it

It's not that I'm near

Just need you to see me



Take me, free me

See through to the core of me

Take me, free me

There will be no more pretending



Now I stand before you with my heart in my hands

I'm asking you to take me just the way that I am



Please lay down your heart

Do you know me?

Make me feel safe from harm



Oh just,

Take me, free me

See through to the core of me

Take me, free me

There will be no more pretending



I am tempremental and

I have imperfections and

I am emotional

There'll be no more pretending