Long to Belong is a song that I wrote when I was in 6^th grade. I was 11 years old at the time and there were some girls in my class that were being crazy mean. Like most of you, my life is busy so I just kept going and doing my thing both outside of school and within school activities, like mock trial. But it was painful when one girl in particular was my best friend one minute, then my worst friend the next. I wrote Long to Belong to help me make sense of that and to deal with the pain of it. Music is healing to the heart.

 

Since then, I have moved on to a different school and, as you might have guessed, there are mean girls there, too....but a ton of nice people also. That one particular friend and I have totally made up and we know each other for real and it’s very cool.

 

I’m thinking that everyone at some point in their life Longs to Belong. I’m thinking that we’re all relatively the same, which means that we all want to be loved and not have to try too hard – not have to be perfect --- but just be ourselves. For anyone who has ever felt this way, I dedicate this song to you.

 

From the heart, Rachel

 

Here are the lyrics:

Long to Belong                                                                                                                                  

 

 Verse 1:

Start each day complete and whole

At each day’s end

A piece of me gets stolen away

And I can’t pretend that I

Don’t want to belong

 

Verse 2:

No body wants to stand alone

Or feel like they

have to be

on their own, they shouldn’t have to pretend

they don’t want to fit in

 

Chorus:

Long to belong

Just want to be me

Not too strong

(And I don’t want to..)

Long to belong

Be free to be free

I just want to be me        

 

Verse 3:

I start each day complete and whole

At each day’s end

I decide how I’ll win

Be happy in my own skin

And I won’t give in

 

Chorus:

Don’t Wanna Long to belong

Just want to be me

Not too strong

(And I don’t want to..)

Long to belong

Be free to be free

I just want to be me        

                                                                                                            

Bridge:

Should I wave hello?

Or will they think I’m strange?

Should I say something more?

Why am I afraid?

 

Chorus:

Long to belong

Just want to be me

Not too strong

(And I don’t want to..)

Long to belong

Be free to be free

I just want to be me        

 

Just want to be me