I'm just a small town kid With extraordinary things inside my head Feeling stuck in a system where dreams are forbidden I'm paralyzed by the lies I've been fed They say go to school get good grades Grow up strong and graduate Chase that American dream Like it will keep you safe, But I am afraid I can't see it that way All my friends They don't understand who I am Part of me is just like them Part of me feels lost in a circle that never ends Can't escape this perpetual spin No I don't need to fit in Just let me be different All my friends They don't understand who I am Part of me is just like them Part of me feels different Who I am is not who they made me to be, I've got a soul full of hope of a life all my own, I'll break down these walls and I'll fight to believe There's no penance for being unique, That it's okay to be me All my friends They don't understand who I am Part of me is just like them Part of me feels different All my friends They don't understand who I am Part of me is just like them Part of me feels different