The Singer

I always had the voice, and now I am a singer
The audience grows silent when I open up my mouth
I sing the words I've written every night before a crowd
As if I were a poet or some legendary mind

They wonder what I'm doing up there on the stage
They stare at my posture and say I speak so well
I sing about my loneliness and in return they thank me
I had never meant to be a singer, but I'm slowly getting used to the idea

I am a part of this whole movement that people come to see
They drive for seven hours from all across the country
We raise our voices in unison at the end of the show
People break into tears for reasons I don't know

They just try to understand me, and I sing to be loved