Just Be Myself
© June, 2023 – Keith Adams & Raji Abuzalaf

People tell me just to be myself
I really don’t know what that means
I beg the Lord for spiritual health
And strength to endure what I’ve seen

I search my soul, a troubled man
But I was led into a maze
Direction gone, don’t know who I am
I stagger around in a daze

Lord, help me just be myself
The man You want me to be
Please help me to see myself
And surely then I’ll be free…I’ll be free

People urge me not to lose my joy
I really don’t know what to feel
Yet then I find they’re out to destroy
My hopes and my dreams to be real

It breaks my heart when the closest ones
Fail to apply what they preach
Wives and brothers, daughters and sons
Keep falling away out of reach

Lord, help me just be myself
The man You want me to be
Please help me to see myself
And surely then I’ll be free…I’ll be free

When I rely on man alone
No blessings abide anywhere
The Word of God has clearly shown
The answers are found in my prayer

Lord, help me just be myself
The man You want me to be
Please help me to see myself
And surely then I’ll be free…I’ll be free
I’ll be free…I’ll be free

Just Be Myself

This creative team met back in high school in Houston, Texas in 1969. They became friends quickly and discovered a unique synergy early on – songwriting. Keith manifested his expressions mostly in the area of lyrics, while Raji fashioned his creativity through melodies and arrangements.

The number of songs that they generated as young teens in a short period of time was incredible. What was even more astonishing was that neither of them could read a musical note, and yet they were able to compose lyrics, tunes, chords, beats, and develop sophisticated arrangements.

School, work, marriage, children, and associations with other bands threw them onto separate life paths. Raji continued composing with other bands and on his own, while Keith officially took a long hiatus.

The team temporarily regrouped in the early 1980’s for a few profound Christian musical offerings. Eventually, Raji found the time and energy to record many of their earlier songs and publish them – both in several of his novels and on soundcloud.com. Then in late 2021 they regrouped once more to continue their creative journey together.

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