I wasn’t born with a rainbow in my soul,
But mamma’s shadow shaped the road I’d roll.
She chased the girls with their laughter so bright,
Long golden curls vanishing from my sight.
She whispered low, “It’s wrong to stray that way,”
Planted doubts where my heart longed to play. [Chorus]
But I chose my truth, I chose to be gay,
Turned from her fears to a brighter day.
Golden curls faded, but my spirit unfurled,
I’m the captain now of my own wild world.
Oh, I chose my love, let the past unwind,
Mamma’s rules behind, a new heart I find. [Verse 2]
Her voice would echo through the halls of home,
“Girls are trouble, leave those dreams alone.”
Those golden curls, like sun on a stream,
Slipped through my fingers, a forbidden dream.
But deep inside, a spark began to grow,
A love for me that only I could know. [Chorus]
But I chose my truth, I chose to be gay,
Turned from her fears to a brighter day.
Golden curls faded, but my spirit unfurled,
I’m the captain now of my own wild world.
Oh, I chose my love, let the past unwind,
Mamma’s rules behind, a new heart I find. [Bridge]
Through the trials, the tears, the battles I’ve faced,
A sibling’s shadow, a court’s cold embrace.
Her words still linger, but they hold no chain,
I’ve carved my path through the joy and the pain.
Golden curls a memory, a lesson in flight,
I choose my colors, I claim my light. [Chorus]
But I chose my truth, I chose to be gay,
Turned from her fears to a brighter day.
Golden curls faded, but my spirit unfurled,
I’m the captain now of my own wild world.
Oh, I chose my love, let the past unwind,