As I Am

Don't tell me what's in
 Tell me how to write
 Don't tell me how to win
 This fight isn't your life
 It isn't your right to take
 The only thing that's mine
 Proven over time
 It's over your head
 Don't try to read between
 The lines are clearly defined
 Never lose sight of
 Something you believe in
 Takin' in the view from the outside
 Feeling like the underdog
 Watching through the window, I'm on the outside
 Living like the underdog
 I've been trying to justify you
 In the end I will just defy you
 To those who understand
 I extend my hand
 To the doubtful I demand
 Take me as I am
 Not under your command
 I know where I stand
 I won't change to fit your plan
 Take me as I am
 As I am
 Still running up hill
 Swimming against the current
 I wish I weren't so fucked
 Feels like I'm stuck
 Lost in a sea of mediocrity
 Slow down, you're thinking too much
 Where is your soul?
 You cannot touch the way I play
 Or tell me what to say
 You're in the way
 Of all that I believe in
 Takin' in the view from the outside
 Feeling like the underdog
 Watching through the window, I'm on the outside
 Living like the underdog
 I've been wasting my breath on you
 Open minds will descend upon you
 To those who understand
 I extend my hand
 To the doubtful I demand
 Take me as I am
 Not under your command
 I know where I stand
 I won't change to fit your plan
 Take me as I am
 To those who understand
 I extend my hand
 To the doubtful I demand
 Take me as I am
 Not under your command
 I know where I stand
 I won't change to fit your plan
 Take me as I am