PROUD TO BE MYSELF Lyrics

I used to live on the wild side

Ran my mouth till my tongue tied, I ain't stay inside no lines

Livin' after midnight, always searchin' for a balance

Mental illness in your youth turns out to be a lot to manage and

Her daddy said don't fall in love with a boy like me

My buddy's mom said he can't hang around with boys like me

Always was the kid who was always findin' trouble

What's the boy to do when it feels like no one outside your family loves you and

Had a Barry Bonds swing on a mailbox, we were hidin' in the bushes from the cops and

I was searchin' for a way to match the pain, had to learn the hard way

We're not defined by our mistakes, yeah, if I'm a loser, then I'm proud to be it

If I'm a weirdo, then I'm proud to be it , if I'm a troublemaker, then I'm proud to be it

If I'm an outcast, then I'm proud to be it, I never fit in, I'm rough around the edges

I got a long, long list of those who said I'd never be shit

I speak my mind, I'm never holdin' my tongue

Follow my own compass, rock to the beat of my drum

I said no to the status quo, introverted, extrovert

Glass house, you throwin' stones, I'm sorry that you're miserable

I see the weird looks when I rub you the wrong way

You must have a God complex, the way you act like you ain't made mistakes

I was smokin' cigars, I been wishin' on stars

I leave with my heart, I been showin' my scars

I been showin' my wounds, headphones in my room

The way you sit on that hot horse says more to me about you

If I'm a loser, then I'm proud to be it

If I'm a weirdo, then I'm proud to be it

If I'm a troublemaker, then I'm proud to be it

If I'm an outcast, then I'm proud to be it

If I'm a loser, then I'm proud to be it

If I'm a weirdo, then I'm proud to be it

If I'm a troublemaker, then I'm proud to be it

If I'm an outcast, then I'm proud to be it

I'm proud of bein' myself

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