I Am Samantha

[Verse 1]
In Glennfield, the first female cop was my mom
Conservative tough to dad's liberal calm
Before I was born, mom and dad thought they'd call me Samantha
Then when I got home, the certificate came
With my suitable masculine biblical name
Though I tried to explain, they did not seem to hear I'm Samantha

[Chorus]
I am Samantha
I am Samantha
I am Samantha

[Verse 2]
I marry and move to New York, study writing
We never have sex and we're constantly fighting
I go to the church filled with shame
And explain I'm Samantha
And that I keep my legs shaved in case there's a day
I can go out at last as myself
And they tell me to pray
And they send me to counseling to kill off Samantha

[Chorus]
But I am Samantha
I am Samantha
I am Samantha

[Bridge]
I can no longer feel
I can no longer write
I leave a note, but I'm found alive
And taken to Harlem, blue flickering lights
Oh, Samantha
Oh, Samantha

[Verse 3]
I go back to Glennfield and say
What 'til now, was unsaid to them
Mom breaks down crying and hugs me
And dad says I'm dead to him
I've lost a lot to have made it this far
I am not broken or bad or bizarre
When you have kids, you can't choose who they are
I'm Samantha, always Samantha

[Chorus]
I am Samantha
I am Samantha
I am Samantha
I am Samantha

[Outro]
I sign the paper, the beautiful paper
Samantha, Samantha
It says I'm Samantha
I am Samantha