looking back / on my life / i realized / i've messed up
and i won't deny / i've made mistakes / i've told some lies / i don't know why
but what if i / went another way / i wouldn't be where i / where i am today
and i kind of like / how i've turned out / what i've become and what i'm all about

people say / you can't succeed / but they don't know / what i believe
they say it's best / to get ahead / while you can before you're gone and dead
but i think that i've found / a better way / slack off all you can to get through your day
don't let them tell you it won't work out / cause that's what i've done and look how i've turned out

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and if you tell me one more time / i'll get pissed off and leave you behind
this time i'm thinking for myself / and you'll be wondering what i felt

i wish i knew / what i could be / so i could start / on eternity
nothing at all / will ever stop me / from playing my guitar and bein what i want to be
and if u think you can / then you're messed up / and if you know what's best for you / then you'll shut up
cause i kind of like / how i've turned out / what i've become and what i'm all about