[Verse 1]
Once upon a time not long ago
My grandmother told me one day I'd change
I felt like she was comin' down on me
So I told her no, I'd be the same
Not knowin' she was only tryin' to help
Motivate me to excel and climb
I was thinking she was the one trapped
While I was stuck in a cage of my mind
Man if I would've known what I know now
I would've brought my head down under the cloud
Told her thank you, and that I loved her
But I was too cool and too damn proud
What a fool I was, in fact
I've changed so much now lookin' back
I wish somebody I thought was cool
Was as cool as she was, when she told me that
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I see you, the real you
Tryna' cover up whats inside of you
But everything you do is make-believe
Yeah you're hot, but you're too cool
I see you, oh
I see you, oh
I see you
[Verse 2]
Baby girl don't know much about
What it would take to become a star
Hollywood is so far-fetched
Too long of a drive in an old car
Work everyday, but you barely eat
Goin' over lines from a script you read
Your boyfriend said it's a silly dream
But how can you dream, when you never sleep
You lookin' in the mirror and you're picturin' a light-show
A glimpse in the lens of a camera
Behind the scenes of life is a tightrope
Yeah you walk a thin line, but a thin line is all you need
A thin line in an indy movie
Just a break for somebody to see
The talent inside, the ballad of a diary you write
The by and by is just another day for a normal girl
But for you it's another day that you tried
Aside from the fact, that you ride in the back
Of a bus sometimes cause your car won't work
Well maybe you should take that bus to L.A
And put your dreams first, because...
[Hook]
[Verse 3]
Black and white
Everything is black and white, broke-down simple and plain
Most of us lost with a curious brain
Curiosity is looked at as strange
Stuck in a lane, but you can't complain
While you look at another pa**in' train
Wonderin' how, where's it going?
Wishin' you were inside, packed and rollin'
To another place but your time is chosen
To live low-key cause your dream is stolen
They don't understand, they believe in loathin'
Loungin', loafin', waitin', hopin'
Homie if the gra** is greener, look, the gate is open
You waitin' for God to release the ocean
Sittin' on the beach, 2 feet from floatin'
(But I see you)
[Hook]