They Tell Me Lyrics

Twenty one years ago

Started this journey we call life

Found my fair share of strife

(back then)

Everyone was picking on me back then

Telling me I'd never be their friend

My acne, my nose - whichever way it goes

Nothing was ever good enough

They tell me I'm stupid, they tell me I'm dumb!

But I just act clueless, keep singing my song!

Cause no matter, the truth is: I just wanna have fun!

They say: focus on the past

But we move on fast

Cause I'm not the same person I was

Yeah, I'm not ashamed to admit that I was lost!

High school wasn't easy

Payed more attention to my looks than class

Barely had enough credits to pass

Figured getting a girlfriend was worth more than my GPA

Only wanted to be loved, for someone to stay

I didn't know I had to find my own way

They tell me I'm stupid, they tell me I'm dumb!

But I just act clueless, keep singing my song!

Cause no matter, the truth is: I just wanna have fun!

They say: focus on the past

But we move on fast

Cause I'm not the same person I was

Yeah, I'm not ashamed to admit that I was lost!

Graduation day, and I'm on top of the world

Looking out at the smiling faces in the crowd

I just want to make my moma proud

My anxiety's shooting through the roof

Then I stumbled my words, forgot something I had to mention

But the whole crowd erupted in cheers - no one was paying attention

That's when I realized it was all in my head for so long

Now, I gotta remind myself by singing this stupid song

They tell me I'm stupid, they tell me I'm dumb!

But I just act clueless, keep singing my song!

Cause no matter, the truth is: I just wanna have fun!

They say: focus on the past

But we move on fast

Cause I'm not the same person I was

Yeah, I'm not ashamed to admit that I was lost!

They tell me I'm stupid, they tell me I'm dumb!

But I just act clueless, keep singing my song!

Cause no matter, the truth is: I just wanna have fun!

They say: focus on the past

But we move on fast

Cause I'm not the same person I was

Yeah, I'm not ashamed to admit that I was lost!

They tell me I'm stupid, they tell me I'm dumb!

But I just act clueless, keep singing my song!

Cause no matter, the truth is: I just wanna have fun!

They say: focus on the past

But we move on fast

Cause I'm not the same person I was

Yeah, I'm not ashamed to admit that I was lost!