Taylor Bennett - Be Yourself lyrics

[Intro: Taylor Bennett] That ain't wrong That ain't wrong In order to touch, you gotta [?] Don't break you down, no These diamonds take pressure Diamonds take pressure [Verse: Taylor Bennett] I used to look up at the stars and wonder if he's really there If he was, why he give me hand-me-downs every year Why my momma hate my dad, and why my daddy never here Why I got this IEP, and why I can't just be prepared Why these teachers laugh at me when I say I'ma be the mayor When I say I'm serious, why they smiles don't disappear 'Cause I ride that CTA, 4.0 ain't my GPA My momma was so proud of me, Lisa Bennett not Lisa Ray She was scratching lottery tickets, when we gon' see the place And on top of that got my first suspension like yesterday They know I'm '07 now why these n***as gon' mess with me If I got a problem, still call up see Keegan rescue me You say hit up Jay for that recipe, now it's rest in peace Chano you can rest in peace, Damo you can rest in peace Maurice you can rest in peace, got that sh** got the best of me Used to leave McDonald's with empty bottles and cold gelato When it's hot Chicago we movin' like the clutch up off the throttle Now it's less McDonald's like models coming from Colorado If I painted my story, my canvases [?] follow I used stay up late night wanting what I couldn't borrow Now it's hello world, hella' yellow girls in my bed [?] So much more, hit my dictionary, [?] I just had to write this track, goddamn while my stomach hurt 'Cus we all independent in this b**h and we can f**in' merch Been a while since I've been to church no wonder I'm feellin' cursed Wishin' this was '05 back when ain't nobody give a f** Before this Acid Rain dance, and that's when we were good enough From playpens to stadiums, that's a lot of growing up I just thought I'd open up 'cause that means that it's more to us No name-dropping, clout-chasing, ain't the way the tour bus I been in a lap clockin' the work without no doctor shirt This year wasn't easy, if your dreamin' boy you gotta work Thinkin' this sh** gotta work, everytime I write a verse Workin', workin' workin', workin', workin', that's that Bennett curse Dream's worth believing in, scheming, planning an' seizin' 'em Used to call me retarded, now all them got [?] Salty exes is seasonin', slowin' down on my sodium Euphoria's not utopia, stop actin' like you know me bruh I knew since birth I was certain that I was sent with a purpose While you competin' with crabs in a bucket I'm in the ocean It's Taylor Bennett, your superhero, the answer's been spoken I told 'em be yourself fast, you gotta scream to the ma**es And n***as still call me f*ggot, but b**h my sh** lookin' fabulous You can tell by the back I get mommy's names on the addresses You portray with the savages, I invade them, enslave them My debt is repaid and [?] sh**, I ain't havin' a [?] I'm an outstanding Afro-American bis**ual havin' sh** Change your dreams if they average If your workplace is adamant, how the f** it ain't accurate? Okay I switch lanes for gang gang, and no shame in my job And no angles, just angels, who hate what we love And we're ages and pages, it's dangerous trust And no favorites, just favors, it's neighborly love And my savior done made me and saved all of us And your savior done made you and saved all of us And my savior done made me and saved all of us [Bridge: Bianca Shaw] You know, deep down We're all our own kind You know, diamonds take pressure Diamonds take pressure Deep down, we're all our own kind You know, diamonds take pressure Diamonds take pressure Deep down, we're all a gold mine You know, diamonds take pressure Diamonds take pressure Deep down, you're a gold mine You know, diamonds take pressure Diamonds take pressure Deep down, you're a gold mine You know, diamonds take pressure Diamonds take pressure Deep down, you're a gold mine You know, diamonds take pressure Diamonds take pressure