Pressure

Doctor, lawyer, engineer What you'll be for your career, oh girl In the right direction, we will steer All you have to do is adhere, oh girl Baby girl So put your dreams and wishes to the side And give me a sense of pride Who cares if your little spirit dies? With the right occupation You can take me on vacation And save our family's reputation My dear girl Should I swim downstream? Follow the current of my family Have financial security Live a life filled with misery Should I follow my dream? I just want to scream I know you want what's best for me But let me find my destiny I'm begging you to set me free Yeah Get this pressure off of me! Get good grades for scholarships Scholarships for colleges, oh girl Major in a STEM field Think of all the profit you will yield, oh girl Baby girl So put your dreams and wishes to the side And give me a sense of pride Don't think about that missing gleam in your eye You will honor our family name And save us from shame Unless you want us all to be defamed My girl Should I swim downstream? Follow the current of my family Have financial security Live a life filled with misery Should I follow my dream? I just want to scream I know you want what's best for me But let me find my destiny I'm begging you to set me free Yeah Get this pressure off of me! Oh Lord I have toiled tirelessly Studying all night to achieve my parents' dreams Oh Lord Save me from this agony Because in pleasing them I've lost sight of me Oh Lord What's the point in all this If my own life I don't get to live Oh Lord I don't want to quit I just want this pain to come to an end What are my options? Should I swim downstream? Follow the current of my family Have financial security Live a life filled with misery Should I follow my dream? I just want to scream I know you want what's best for me But let me find my destiny I'm begging you to set me free Yeah Get this pressure off of me! Should I swim downstream? Follow the current of my family Have financial security Live a life filled with misery Should I follow my dream? I just want to scream I know you want what's best for me But let me find my destiny I'm begging you to set me free Yeah Get this pressure off of me! Should I swim downstream? Follow the current of my family Have financial security Live a life filled with misery Should I follow my dream? I just want to scream I know you want what's best for me But let me find my destiny I'm begging you to set me free Yeah Get this pressure off of me!