[Verse 1]

Ran away at fourteen, but didn't get very far

I was afraid of the world

You know, like most of you are?

Wasn't content with my life

Well, mostly people in it

I ain't gotta get specific

Only knew I craved a change

So I was willing to go and get it

Just a year before this pen and I became friends

I couldn't tell you what those were

Too busy tying loose ends

All I knew was to pretend

Fictitious, though pretentious

Couldn't see a thing for what it was

Didn't have the right lenses

Yet I was so relentless

Looking for that greener, always hopping over fences

My demeanor getting meaner

Those thoughts were growing deeper

They went searching out for hours

Couldn't find me 'til I finally let 'em

Kept on looking for myself

In a world where I knew better

Wasn't happy without control

Didn't wanna go unless I said so

That was the beginning of this growth, yo

[Verse 2]

Turned away at twenty-two, all hell broke loose

Parents lost the house and I thought everything was cool

At this point, my greatest accomplishment was just finishing high school

Working at a dead end job

I mean, what was I to do?

Writing songs all day, i couldn't wait to hit the booth

Talk to my boo all night

She always helped me pull through

I'm always here for you

And wasn't that the truth?

She put up with all that ish

And cried a few tears, too

Had enough on my plate, but I scraped and I moved

Landlord kicked us outta the new place

Then I went homeless for a few

Lost touch with the whole crew

Went missing on purpose

Usually when I go ghost

It's for something truly worth it

In this case, nothing seemed to be working

Every part of me was hurting

And my girl didn't deserve it

She'll never see what I saw

But to me, she was perfect

[Verse 3]

Found a way at twenty-six

Thought I'd finally caught a break

Right place at the right time

I thought I'd finally found fate

But wait, it wasn't all that great

To speak on everything now at twenty-seven

Ever since twenty-eleven, it's been hectic where my head is

A downward spiral, when I've only ever wanted better

I downplayed my good heart

And sacrificed it instead of

Listening to my gut and really growing off that

I was always more worried about everything that I didn't have

Never focused on the fact that reality had always been putty in my hands

Life really is whatcha make it

And it's sad now, 'cause I really, truly understand

All this time, I was missing the Man

Met a whole lotta people, never consisdered 'em as friends

Always joked and said, I'm piecing up this puzzle

Always left me there with one

Never thought to look above 'em