Tell You Different - Teejay3k

Lost so much and gained so much

I’m tryna balance out my life and shit

Can’t put on for the media

I’m going through a life

I got my guard up,

I’m working harder,

Perky after perky, tryna find out how it used to be

It’s working, then ain’t working

In the end it’s just abusing

And this pressure keep weighing me down

Gotta keep it at close range

Ain’t no laying me down

Yeah I ride with it

I be 'round most of my peers but still I feel alone

I done shed so many tears

That’s why my feelings gone

Remember I ain’t had shit

I keep them racks on me

I done seen my whole city turn they back on me

They try to do a nigga sly but it ain’t work at all

My mama cried so many times so sh deserve it all

I had my back against th wall they tried to tie me in

Beat all the odds, I finally made it out the lion’s den

I made a vow to myself, that I won’t cry again

And if you fall lil dawg, get up and try again

Niggas sold a lot of dreams, that I won’t buy again

You told me that you weren’t gon' lie

And then you lied again

Cause sometimes

The grass ain’t greener on the other side

The other side (ohh, oh, ohh)

You know that you can be what you wanna be

Don’t let 'em tell you different

Don’t let 'em tell you different

I’m just tryna make a way

For all my sisters and my brothers

Tryna stay up out the way

But I just end up in some drama

I done did so much shit

Feel like I still deal with my karma

And I refuse to be a victim

I won’t let 'em put me under

My anxiety still beating on me

Conscious still fucking wit' me

Seen a lot of people change

It’s hard to know who fuckin' wit' me

And I always show love

But I, knew that it was hate

Had to learn to take time

And stay true to being patient

I feel sorrow

Dark liquor just to drown out my sorrow

Had to get it on my own

I couldn’t borrow

I need it now, and I mean now

Cause we ain’t promised for tomorrow

Cause sometimes

The grass ain’t greener on the other side

The other side (ohh, oh, ohh)

You know that you can be what you wanna be

Don’t let 'em tell you different

Don’t let 'em tell you different