Life Itself

Daddy was dumb, said that I'd be something special Brought me up tough but I was a gentle human Said that he loved each of my two million freckles When I grew up, was gonna be a superstar I can't get a job so I live with my mom I take her money but not quite enough I sit in the car and I listen to static She said I look fat but I look fantastic Come back down to my knees Gotta get back, gotta get free Come back down to my knees Lean back now, lean back and breathe Come back down to my knees Gotta get back, gotta get free Come back down to my knees Be like them, lean back and breathe I'm waking up, lost in boxes outside Tesco Look like a bum sipping codeine Coca-Cola Thought that I was northern Camden's own Flash Gordon Sonic raygun, gonna be a superstar I can't get a job so I live with my mom I take her money but not quite enough I make my own fun in grandmama's basement Said I look mad, she said I look wasted I’ve been holding my breath for far too long now, And if I let it stay this way I might drown in All the shine of a thousand spotlights Standing in the limelight, never in the sunlight Thought I was something special, But I was never enough for you, was I? Daddy was dumb, Daddy was wrong, The dream that lived in me is long gone Towers of gold and girls in tight dresses Tell that girl in the mirror what a mess she is, She's made every mistake It's like walking a tightrope and watching it break And it's never enough no matter how hard I try Can somebody save me from my own mind? Come back down to my knees Gotta get back, gotta get free Come back down to my knees Lean back now, lean back and breathe Come back down to my knees Gotta get back, gotta get free Come back down to my knees Lean back now, lean back and breathe