(Verse 1)
Daddy flew out to the north, hoping for levitation
Had to sleep in the subway station, rejected from immigration
With time and ambition he earned his recognition
Now we living well enough to see my baby sister get education
Now I'm suppose to follow his steps and support the fam
Man I love y'all to death, but I feel like you don't who I am
I mean what about my goals, What about my dreams
I always gotta be the example, but nobody ever ask me how I feel

(Hook - Hi-lights!)
I
Feel alive
When you're beside
And I don't feel like a sacrifice
You
Can't deny
That I don't try
But I need to think about me sometimes

(Verse 2)
Mama's feeling impatient, telling me get a 9 to 5
"Look for a job at the bank so you can get a stable life"
I told her mama I can't, I just can't do it
I wanna see the world, I wanna do music
"Son don't be foolish, look at how you're friends are succeeding"
But everyone is different, you cannot compare beings
But she's caught up in the routine of paying these damn bills
I've always had to be the example, now I can't remember how to feel

(Hook - Hi-lights!)
I
Feel alive
When you're beside
And I don't feel like a sacrifice
You
Can't deny
That I don't try
But I need to think about me sometimes

(Verse 3)
My sister's getting married soon, she's in love with this boy
I feel like shit not being able to lend her a single coin
So I promised myself I'mma make this music shit work
Buy her off everything she ever asked and ever deserved
My lil' brother got me feeling like a winner
Showing up to all of my shows, sometimes I forget that I'm a sinner
I forget what I want, I forget what I need
See I've always been the example, now I can't remember how to feel

(Bridge)
Telling me I should be doing this now
Comparing me to the kids you see around
When you should be holding me so I don't drown
That's why you don't know anything about me now
You can hear the music, but can't hear the sound
Trynna push me forward but always looking down
When you should be keeping me close to your arms
That's why you don't know anything about me now

(Hook - Hi-lights!)
I
Feel alive
When you're beside
And I don't feel like a sacrifice
You
Can't deny
That I don't try
But I need to think about me sometimes