PROUD TO BE MYSELF

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