Just the Way You Are
Ofln - Billy Joel Lyrics

Don't go changing to try and please me
Do not alter yourself in an attempt to gain my approval

You never let me down before, mmm-hmm
You have always been reliable and trustworthy in the past

I don't imagine you're too familiar
I don't think you are fully aware or knowledgeable about who I truly am

And I don't see you anymore
I no longer have the same level of connection or interaction with you

I would not leave you in times of trouble
I would remain by your side during difficult or challenging moments

We never could have come this far
Our relationship would not have progressed to this point

I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
I accept and embrace both the positive and negative experiences with you

I'll take you just the way you are
I love and accept you as you are, without any desire for change

Don't go trying some new fashion
Do not attempt to adopt a different style or trend

Don't change the color of your hair, mmm-hmm
Do not alter the natural color of your hair

You always have my unspoken passion
I have always felt a deep, unexpressed love and attraction towards you

Although I might not seem to care
Despite my apparent indifference, my feelings for you are genuine

I don't want clever conversation
I do not seek intelligent or witty discussions

I never want to work that hard, mmm-hmm
I do not desire an overly effortful or challenging relationship

I just want someone that I can talk to
I simply want a person with whom I can have meaningful conversations

I want you just the way you are
I desire you exactly as you are, without any need for change or improvement

I need to know that you will always be
I require the assurance that you will remain

The same old someone that I knew
The person I have always known and loved

Oh, what will it take 'til you believe in me
What do I have to do for you to have faith in my feelings for you

The way that I believe in you?
The same way I wholeheartedly believe in you

I said I love you, that's forever
When I say 'I love you,' it means my love is eternal

And this I promise from the heart, mmm-hmm
I genuinely pledge this with utmost sincerity

I couldn't love you any better
My love for you cannot be improved or enhanced

I love you just the way you are
My love for you is based on accepting you exactly as you are, without any desire for change

Wait
Pause, hold on for a moment

I don't want clever conversation
I do not seek intelligent or witty discussions

I never want to work that hard, mmm-hmm
I do not desire an overly effortful or challenging relationship

I just want someone that I can talk to
I simply want a person with whom I can have meaningful conversations

I want you just the way you are
I desire you exactly as you are, without any need for change or improvement