My dad, he sought to teach me all the rules of mathematics I absorbed all of his lessons, now I sometimes wish I hadn't Cause now I know to add up, put two and two together I'm curious if ignorance would not have suit me better And I set sail for Washington, the hardest part of moving Is the tourist traps that snare you and I got the shirt to prove it I want a hotter body and a cooler sense of style Want to corner every market in the country by the time I By the time I turn 25, the time I learn to drive Oh, I'm behind the curve 'cause I'm not famous as a child alright I have a thought: it's alright I write a song: it's alright You sing along: it's alright At rock bottom, I'm still better than I've been in my life I'm waiting for the vampires to leave their homes to feed So I can swoop and take their parking spot, it's tough out on the street When it's every monster for themselves but I am not a monster though I just wanna park my Mazda close to home as possible I always push the people further asking for a bit more But lately all these comments make me careful what I fish for You told me I'm intractable, I only nod my head But then I had to suck it up and finally Google what it meant, it's alright I have a thought: it's alright I write a song: it's alright You sing along: it's alright At rock bottom, I'm still better than I've been in my life I waste my time: I'm alright I lose my keys: I'm alright I pet a dog: I'm alright I got talent and my mama told me that I'm alright Pick a poem, any poem just don't let me see it I scratch clever lines down on my bus ride discretely The bumps shake my hand like it's so nice to meet me Now I can't read my notes but they're not worth repeating I've been looking for a pattern in the data that I've gathered Turns out all you want's a chorus it's the only part that matters... Alright! I have a thought: it's alright I write a song: it's alright You sing along: it's alright At rock bottom, I'm still better than I've been in my life