Tryna Fit In

I finally appreciate this There's one thing that I'll never forget My grandma always said Don't be out there Cuttin' up a fool You know better than that I wish that I could say that I listened Too busy chasing what I was missing The problem was Got addicted to the wrong way Doing crazy stuff Peer pressure had me locked down Gettin into trouble on the daily Close call 5-0 pulled up to arrest me Thank God My grandma had to talk them down She said, "Baby I don't know why you acting like a clown" But the truth was I wasn't willing to look in the mirror And accept that I was really good enough So I degraded myself Looking for validation in others, dang Look at me tryna fit in I said look at me tryna fit in I should've learned my lesson then, but Look at me tryna fit in I said look at me tryna fit in Cuz all my grandma said kinda went in one ear out the other Tried to be slick Fake swag I don't mean to brag nah I was proud of my reputation It had me feeling myself a little too much Had my name throughout the hood There go that 6'10" nigga with the good good I thought by doing that I'd finally found the love I need But in the back of my head I kept hearing my grandmother's voice telling me Baby please love yourself now You ain't gon find what you're looking for like that I thought that she was trippin' Cuz I felt I had all I needed I had people tell me they love me Even if it was for a moment But I knew better I wasn't happy with myself, dang Look at me tryna fit in I said look at me tryna fit in I should've learned my lesson then, but Look at me tryna fit in I said look at me tryna fit in Take it from me You ain't gotta prove yourself to nobody, nah I know the world gotcha thinking that you can't Be yourself and that be enough, but nah You are more valuable than what you could ever imagine So now I need you to love yourself I need you to love yourself I need you to love yourself I need you to love yourself I need you to love yourself I need you to love yourself I need you to love yourself I need you to love yourself I need you to love yourself I need you to love yourself