[ti:take me as i am] [ar:Mary J.Blige] [al:237217] [by:] [offset:0] [00:25.44]She's been down and out [00:27.00]She's been wrote about [00:28.43]She's been talked about, constantly [00:31.40]She's been up and down [00:32.81]She's been pushed around [00:34.34]But they held her down, nyc [00:37.33]She has no regrets [00:38.81]She accepts the past [00:40.25]All these things they [00:41.50]Helped make to make she [00:43.02]She's been lost and found [00:44.55]And she's still around [00:46.06]There's a reason for everything [00:48.96] [00:49.50]You know i've been holdin on. [00:52.34]Try to make me weak, [00:53.69]But i still stay strong. [00:55.29]Put my life all up in these songs [00:58.24]Jus so you can feel me. [00:59.87]So take me as i am, [01:06.91]Or have nothing at all. [01:12.07]Just take me as i am, [01:17.98]Or have nothing at all. [01:24.19]Now she's older now [01:25.70]Yes, she's wiser now [01:26.89]Can't disguise her now [01:28.25]She don't need [01:29.85]No one tellin her [01:31.16]What to do and say [01:32.62]No one tellin her [01:34.11]Who to be [01:35.73]She's on solid ground [01:37.03]She's been lost and found [01:38.60]Now, she answers to g-o-d [01:40.52] [01:41.62]And she's confident [01:42.93]This is not the end [01:44.59]Ask me how i know [01:45.76]Cause she is me. [01:47.68]You know i've been holdin on. [01:50.23]Try to make me weak, [01:52.06]But i still stay strong. [01:53.61]Put my life all up in these songs [01:56.64]Jus so you can feel me. [01:58.64] [01:59.63]So take me as i am, [02:04.69]Or have nothing at all. [02:10.58]Just take me as i am, [02:16.61]Or have nothing at all. [02:21.94] [02:22.67]So it's all or nothing at all, [02:24.67]All or nothing at all [02:27.57]Don't you know i can only be me. [02:29.42](i can only be me, yeah) [02:32.55] [02:45.87]So take me as i am, [02:51.47]Or have nothing at all. [02:56.94]Just take me as i am, [03:02.99]Or have nothing at all. [03:10.56]Take me as i am. [03:13.44]Take me as i am. [03:15.99]Said it's all or nothing at all [03:18.21]Said it's all or nothing at all [03:20.85]Just take me as i am, [03:26.61]Or have nothing at all. (this is me) [03:32.10]Just take me as i am, (take me as i am) [03:40.69]Or have nothing at all. [03:42.74]Just take me as i am, (take me as i am) [03:46.89]Or have nothing, nothing at all. [03:51.70] [03:54.41]Take me as i am.