They aren't gonna help us

But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time

They told me all of my cages were mental

Come on, come on don't leave me like this

I thought I had you figured out

Something's gone terribly wrong, you're all I wanted

Come on, come on don't leave me like this

I thought I had you figured out

Can't breathe whenever you're gone

Can't turn back, now I'm haunted

'Cause I can see you waitin' down the hall from me

Your past and mine are parallel lines

What's it like to brag about raking in dollars

And getting bitches and models?

And it's all good if you're bad

And it's okay if you're mad

If I was out flashin' my dollars

I'd be a bitch, not a baller

They'd paint me out to be bad

So it's okay that I'm mad

So here you are, two steps ahead and staying on guard
Every lesson forms a new scar
They never thought you'd make it this far

'Cause I don't know how it gets better than this,

You take my hand and drag me headfirst, fearless.

'Cause I don't know how it gets better than this,

You take my hand and drag me headfirst, fearless.