Skylarking Skylarking That's what youths do today Skylarking Skylarking Before they stand up firm on their feet Get a little work, a little work And earn their bread honestly Begging you a five cent, sir Begging you a ten cent, sir Can not help, no, can not help So if you all keep on doing what you all are doing You will end up, up up in jail Yeah Begging you a five cent, sir Begging you a ten cent, sir Can not help, no, can not help So if you all keep on doing what you all are doing You will end up, up up in jail So if you all keep on doing what you all are doing You will end up, up up in jail Skylarking Skylarking That's what youths do today Skylarking Skylarking Before they stand up firm on their feet Skylarking Skylarking That's what youths do today

Told myself I wasn't gonna be this way But here I am in Hollywood tryna promote my face Yeah, my mama raised me to be a humble man But then you sing a couple songs and get some compliments and Once you get it, you try to stretch it You pull out all of the stops (all of the stops) You get used to the rush it's giving you Who are you when it's gone Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight? The stage is getting overcrowded, how we fight for the limelight Am I anybody if nobody sees me? Am I anybody if nobody wants to be me? Yeah Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight? Look, comparison killing my joy (ayy) Still tryna fill in the void (ayy) I wish it was different Feeling on minimum when they not feeling your boy Oh, y'all want a picture while I'm at dinner? Yeah, I'm a little annoyed But I'll probably miss it when it's all finished And they don't want it no more Of course, how many more likes do we need? If we a slave to they opinion, we won't ever be free So tell 'em I like me like this Oh, you don't? Shoulda got your mind right 'Cause life still hands you lemons with the limelight, right? Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight? The stage is getting overcrowded, how we fight for the limelight Am I anybody if nobody sees me? Am I anybody if nobody wants to be me? Yeah Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight? Hi, my name is Swoope and I got a problem It's not Alcoholics Anonymous I'm addicted to all the applause that gets me high And the prison I sit in is built outta bars I spit Thinking 'bout giving up all of it But I don't wanna go through withdrawals again I'm dry, not to be high is killing me Detox is sending me to seek my identity Beyond my Twitter feed My inner peace ain't in who follows me, nah That clout is just a cloud of dust, I need sobriety now Truth Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight? The stage is getting overcrowded, how we fight for the limelight Am I anybody if nobody sees me? (Am I anybody if nobody sees me?) Am I anybody if nobody wants to be me? (Am I anybody if nobody wants to be me?) Hey, am I even alive if I don't shine in the spotlight? If I don't shine in the spotlight?