Be Like Oliver Lyrics

Wish that I could be like Oliver, never be a follower

Something short of, sensitive, and sucking up the confidence

Everybody wants it, yeah they want it

And someday everybody's gonna want him

So I stumbled on down the yellow brick road

Dragging my feet, scraping my toes

Raising my voice, nobody knows, nobody knows

He's keeping his cards close to his chest

Giving his all, bringing his best

Setting himself apart from the rest

Oliver, Mr. Popular

Doesn't need a role model like me

I got nothing I could offer

Cause he's already everything I wanna be

And looking at him now got me feeling empty

Maybe I'm just proud, maybe it's just envy

God bless me

I hope he stays this pure, this healthy

I'm stressing about all the trivial things

Dreading next week, what it might bring

Holding my life up by a string, a string

He's picking up girls every day

Making the guys wish he was gay

Started out silver, now he's dark gray

It's hard to find

So I hope he'll recognize that he's a diamond in a coal mine

That kid, I'd pay billions for a bit of his personality type

I'm out of time, I'm getting older

If I could do it over, I would be like Oliver

Now I'm crossing my T's and calling out lies

I'll never be him, why do I try

Maybe that's good, maybe that's life, that's life

He's entering in a world of unknowns

Making his choices all on his own

Could be a diamond or end up alone