Here in the dark   I stand before you   Knowing this is my chance to show you my heart   This is the start   This is the start      I have so much to say and I'm hopin'   That your arms are open   Don't turn away, I want you near me   But you have to hear me      Here's where I stand   Here's who I am   Love me, but don't tell me who I have to be   Here's who I am, I'm what you see      You said I had to change and I was tryin'   But my heart was lyin'   I'm not a child any longer   I am stronger      Here's where I stand   Here's who I am   Help me to move on but please don't tell me how   I'm on my way, I'm movin' now      In this life we've come so far   But we're only who we are   With the courage of love   To show us the way   We've got the power to stand up and say      Here's where I stand   Here's who I am   Stand up and be counted, I'm counting on you   If you're with me   We'll make it through      Here's where I stand   Here's who I am   Love me, love me, love me and we'll make it through   Here's where I stand   Baby, baby, baby I'm counting on you      Here's where I stand   Love me, love me, love me and we'll make it through   I'm counting   I'm counting   I'm counting, I'm counting on you