Saw my shrink today, he said girl I can't help you I've been seeing you so long, but nothing has changed You tried Adderall and alcohol, sadly the fact remains You're terminally normal, I'm sorry to say So I shaved my head, I changed my name, I gave my pills away 'Cause if I can't be someone else If I can't be someone else Oh if I can't be someone else I might as well be myself, myself Be myself Hanging with the hipsters is a lot of hard work How many selfies can you take before you look like a jerk? I took an Uber to a juice bar to hear a new indie band play They got 99 million followers in only one day Well, I snapped that pic and I made the slip I got into a stranger's car Well, the heels don't fit, I finally quit And headed back to my favorite bar 'Cause if I can't be someone else If I can't be someone else Oh if I can't be someone else I might as well be myself, myself Don't you wanna be your own girl? Don't you wanna be your own girl? Don't you wanna be your own girl? Oh oh If I can't be someone else If I can't be someone else Oh if I can't be someone else If I can't be someone else If I can't be someone else Oh if I can't be someone else I might as well, might as well be myself Be myself Oh if I can't be someone else I might as well be myself, myself Be myself Gonna be myself

Yeah Shoutout Jake One (shoutout Jake One) I'm glad I'm me (I'm glad I'm me) Yeah Lotta fake shit goin' on, I could choose to play along But I'd rather be myself (yeah) I could try to be like them, probably get further ahead But I'd rather be myself (yeah) People sellin' out for fame or for dollars and some change But I'd rather be myself (yeah) Now I'd be lyin' if I said: "It never crossed my mind" but check, man I'd rather be myself (for real, yeah, yeah) I play forever dawg, I'm focused on longevity I try to run my race, and not care about who's ahead of me 'cause Comparison is the recipe for depression and questionin' your integrity Hope I don't let it get to me but Some days are easier than others (true) Caught up in the numbers, make you greedier than others So I try to just detach before my ego gets attacked And starts to plan out its response and do some shit I can't take back Lotta fake shit goin' on, I could choose to play along But I'd rather be myself (yeah) I could try to be like them, probably get further ahead But I'd rather be myself (yeah) People sellin' out for fame or for dollars and some change But I'd rather be myself (yeah) Now I'd be lyin' if I said: "It never crossed my mind" but check, man I'd rather be myself (for real, yeah, yeah) Yeah, don't wanna compromise, even if it's popularized Even if nobody knows, I gotta face my momma I don't want the accomplishments, if it's via fraudulence Can't even be proud of that, tell 'em how you got the shit Yeah, different language, we not speakin' the same (we not) Couple million for my soul, that's not an even exchange My soul don't shine when I hear it You not fly if they steer it I don't care about the look, it don't align with my spirit Lotta fake shit goin' on, I could choose to play along But I'd rather be myself (yeah) I could try to be like them, probably get further ahead But I'd rather be myself (yeah) People sellin' out for fame or for dollars and some change But I'd rather be myself (yeah) Now I'd be lyin' if I said: "It never crossed my mind" but check, man I'd rather be myself (for real, yeah, yeah) Yeah, don't wanna compromise, even if it's popularized Even if nobody knows, I gotta face my momma I don't want the accomplishments, if it's via fraudulence Can't even be proud of that, tell 'em how you got the shit

They tell me to be myself But I don't know what they means Every day, I wake just to make another mistake Guess I need a little more practice, it seems They're turning me all around Telling me where I should go Say it with a smile, but never walked a mile in my style Wonder how in the hell could they know, hmm You just do you, I'll just do me That's all we can do, that's all we can be I ain't ever been any good at tryna be somebody else So, I'll be myself That's all I can be No one can do what I do quite like me Yes, I'll be myself Made it this far on my own So I must have did something right Just so I can get the little bit of what I'm working with Well, I've had to struggle and fight They say that I must be lost Stumbling 'round in the dark At midnight or broad daylight, I'ma be alright Yeah, I know where I should start, hmm You just do you, I'll just do me That's all we can do, that's all we can be I ain't ever been any good at tryna be somebody else So, I'll be myself That's all I can be No one can do what I do quite like me Yes, I'll be myself No, I won't fit inside your box So can't nobody keep me locked I'm gonna shape my life just how I like You can call me crazy, call me strange But one thing just ain't gonna change I'll be myself That's all I can be Can't no one do what I do quite like me So I'll be myself That's all I can do I'm just gon' keep being, keep being me You be you Yes, I'll be myself