Hoobastank - The Pressure lyrics

I can still remember when At the tender age of ten Mother told me I could be anything at all Then when I was seventeen Someone made that choice for me And if I disagreed I would end up on the street Out on the street We've been told for all our lives This is who you have to be Close your eyes, go back to sleep Don't ask questions Don't ask why Just do exactly as they say But I don't think that I can take The pressure The pressure Looking back at twenty-one I just wanted to have fun But first I had to go make a name for myself Now lately everywhere I go Somebody wants to know If something's wrong with me Because I'm not like them I'm not like them We've been told for all our lives This is who you have to be Close your eyes, go back to sleep Don't ask questions Don't ask why Just do exactly as they say But I don't think that I can take The pressure The pressure The pressure The pressure Tired of justifying who I am I long to ask for something More than what we've all been told to Do you think there's something wrong with me We've been told for all our lives This is who you have to be Close your eyes, go back to sleep Don't ask questions Don't ask why Just do exactly as they say But I don't think that I can take The pressure The pressure The pressure The pressure