In the glow of a street light,
when the night cloaks her shame,
she looks for love and the comfort of a hollow embrace
And though it offers her gold, and brief escape from the cold
She's after something much more than simply warming her bones
She says, a few lays, alleviate the sharp pangs of hunger,
But a heartbeat's still all I have
And she says, I want someone to love me just the way I am, just the way I am
She says, I want someone beside me whether lose or win, through thick and thin
In the blaze of the limelight
To unanimous pride
She outshines every diamond in a starlet's sky
But she's shrouded in darkness like a waning moon
she knows there's much more to her than is seen by the world
She says, I can't find peace of mind when nobody knows me
And a heartthrob is all I am
And she says, I want someone to love me just the way I am, just the way I am
She says, I want someone beside me whether lose or win, oh through thick and thin
When the light fades to night brings the cold rain and thunder
When a desert sun, is burning up every drop of hope there under
Be an anchor in an ocean of change
And she says, I want someone to love me just the way I am, just the way I am
Say to me, come on and say to me
Say you'll love me just the way I am, just the way I am
Stay beside me whether lose or win oh through thick and thin