WATERCOLOR

I know, I know, I know, I know I know, I know, I know, I know I know, I know, I know, I know I know, I know Loving is work I got wings on my back, I'm like a bird Got a Bird out in SJ, had to get to it first And I burned like a hot plate, wondered if I was cursed "Life is mine," what I would say And look at where it got me Origami like I wanted to fold Had me walking like a zombie, no direction to go I should use protection when I deal with my soul The stress turned up eleven, and it's murder she wrote Ain't no heavenly road Drove up to the Rose Bowl for my condolences Phone blowing like a protest full of effigies Out in Pasadena where the air a lil' cleaner than Los Angeles They say that the grass a lil' greener on the other side But I never seen it Spoke some evil out of pride, I didn't mean it Really thought that I could hide, I got caught Treading water for a while, here come the sharks Here come the outcome, this I can't outrun Back when I had some, now I don't have none Losing my interests, ain't been to the gym since Before I got locked down, before I got shot down Before I had plenty time, many rhymes Taking penny wages just to turn 'em into dimes They say I'll be fine, they can't predict But I put on a smile, and I pretend I know, I know, I know the things I said before They hurt you both, I know You took offense, you said your piece I took offense, it's me, it's me, I know We got to be adults, we got to grow And if we don't, we'll see, I know I hate the lecturing, you hate the gesturing Let's keep the peace, 'cause I know Life been like a watercolor Life been like a watercolor, I know Talking to my little brother Tell him to be good to mother, I know I can't have it all, I can't have it all So hunched down, no standing tall I can't have the world, can I have a piece? Holding up a ton, but who holding me? Paint strokes dripping off the canvas Wishing I had more space, spelling out the magic Standing by the blue flame, melting off the chains Like I spent a life with Atlas Growing out my whiskers long enough to rival catfish In three months, three times I changed address Dozing off to sleep, I got money in the mattress Dreaming 'bout a timeline when all this never happened Tragic, and the Lord ain't back yet Hill bombing on a Ninebot X-Wing in the shuffle on my iPod Sold me on the range, only getting 8 miles though I could run that far with my eyes closed Had my eyes closed, didn't wanna see the truth Opened up to 'em, now my life is bleeding youth Getting interviewed, "What's it like being you?" It's a watercolor, baby, hues of green and blue, I know Life been like a watercolor Life been like a watercolor, I know Talking to my little brother Tell him to be good to mother, I know I can't have it all, I can't have it all So hunched down, no standing tall I can't have the world, can I have a piece? Holding up a ton, but who holding me?