Why must you always try to make me over Take me as i am or let me go White lilies never grow in fields of clover Take me as i am or let me go You're trying to reshape me in a mold love In the image of someone you used to know But i won't be a standing for a cold love Take me as i am or let me go [ fiddle - steel ] you've tried to change me ever since you've met me Take me as i am or let me go And if you can't overlook my faults forget me Take me as i am or let me go You're trying to reshape me in a mold love... You'll have to take me as i am or let me go