Don't Call Me That Lyrics

You call me lazy

Say I'm wasting my life

Say I've got no goals

Say I've got no drive

You box me in

Label me weak

But you don't see

The fire beneath

I'm not your future

I'm not your past

I'm not your re-do

Not your second chance

So don't call me that

You made me this way

All the things you said of me

Just pushed me away

But I won't let you shape

Who I'll become

I'm in charge now

Got my own race to run

You won't define me

I'll find my own way

I'll follow my heart

No matter what you say

You pray for my soul

Say I've gone astray

Tell me to live right

To do what you say

But your idea of life

Isn't for me

I'll make my own path

I'm gonna run free

You call me lost

A life gone wrong

But I'm finding my place

Where I belong

So don't call me that

You made me this way

All the things you said of me

Just pushed me away

But I won't let you shape

Who I'll become

I'm in charge now

Got my own race to run

You won't define me

I'll find my own way

I'll follow my heart

No matter what you say

You turned away

Said I don't fit in

I won't follow your rules

Just to lose the game again

You call me strange

Say I'm out of place

But I'm not running

In your endless race

I don't need you

I won't play your game

I'll make my own rules

I'll make my own name

So don't call me that

You made me this way

All the things you said of me

Just pushed me away

But I won't let you shape

Who I'll become

I'm in charge now

Got my own race to run

You won't define me

I'll find my own way

I'll follow my heart

No matter what you say

You said I'm not

Who you thought I'd be

I guess our love

Wasn't meant to be

You wanted me

To be someone fake

You tried to twist me

But I wouldn't break

You called me distant

You called me cold

But I'm not changing myself

Just to fit your mold

So don't call me that

You made me this way

All the things you said of me

Just pushed me away

But I won't let you shape

Who I'll become

I'm in charge now

Got my own race to run

You won't define me

I'll find my own way

I'll follow my heart

No matter what you say

I've learned from the scars

The wounds you gave

But now I'm stronger

I'm not your slave

Your wounds have shaped me

But they're not my end

I'm building a future

Where I won't have to pretend

So don't call me that

You made me this way

All the things you said of me

Just pushed me away

But I won't let you shape

Who I'll become

I'm in charge now

Got my own race to run

You won't define me

I'll find my own way

I'll follow my heart

No matter what you say

Don't call me anything

I'll make my own name

You won't define me

No matter what you say