bac k
a look at m e
you'll see I'm for rea l
feel what only I can fee l
if that don't appeal to yo u
me kno w
I'll g o
I flo w
when my colors sho w
that's the way it has to b e
y
creativity could never bloo m
my roo m
throw it all away before I li e
don't call me with a compromis e
up the phon e
got a backbone stronger than your s
la la la la l a
la la la la la l a
la la la la l a
you're trying to turn me into someone els e
easy to see I'm not down with tha t
not nobody's foo l
you're trying to turn me into something els e
seen enough and I'm over tha t
not nobody' s
not nobody's foo l
you wanna bring me dow n
ahead and tr y
ahead and tr y
don't kno w
think you know me like yoursel f
I fea r
you're only telling me what I wanna hea r
do you give a dam n
d
I can't not be what I a m
not the milk and cheerios in your spoo n
not a simple hearing but not so soo n
might've fallen for that when I was fourtee n
a little more gree n
its amazing what a couple of years can mea n
la la la la l a
la la la la la l a
la la la la l a
you're trying to turn me into someone els e
easy to see I'm not down with tha t
not nobody's foo l
you're trying to turn me into something els e
seen enough and I'm over tha t
not nobody' s
not nobody's foo l
you wanna bring me dow n
ahead and tr y
ahead and tr y
ahead and tr y
and look me in the ey e
you'll never see insid e
you realize realiz e
are trying to settle dow n
try to figure ou t
what I'm abou t
its with or without yo u
don't need you doubting m e
you're trying to turn me into someone els e
easy to see I'm not down with tha t
not nobody's foo l
you're trying to turn me into something els e
seen enough and I'm over tha t
not nobody' s
not nobody's foo l
you wanna bring me dow n
ahead and tr y
ahead and tr y
la la la la l a
la la la la la l a
la la la la l a
you be laughing out lou d
I played to my own crow d
y
