I look into the mirror and I say Who is this man who hurt you so much? Who left him in charge? Of all of my hopes and dreams and Why is it that I could never see him there Until you showed "Him" to me by leaving? ' Cuz there is a secret place where only you have been Where I keep the only things I want you to see ' Cuz everything is changing, I'm a different man Same dream Same dream Yeah, yeah If you can't understand that I have changed Or that people can change Well, I respect that but I've been misunderstood And baby, the fact will still remain I've got something to prove to myself And nobody else, my true self ' Cuz if someone were to ask me on that last day of my life Just who I truly loved, just who it was and why Well, I would be an old man, a different man I know With the same dream Hope is contagious Hope is sacred And I've got this plan you see And with or without you With or without anybody I will find my peace And yes I know what love is I know what love is ' Cuz there is a secret place where only you have been Where I keep the only things I want you to see ' Cuz everything is changing Everyday, everything is changing, I'm a different man Same dream Same dream Yeah, yeah