Said she gave you everything She broke her back to be What you need I tried so long to just compete Can't take no more Losin' sight of me I'm lettin' you know this can't go on this one way street I'm walkin' alone This time I'm breakin' free I'm goin' to find me I can't sit and be passive Won't tolerate no more That's it I tried so hard to be What you wanted me to be If it can't be 50/50 Then know that it don't fit me I can't give you all that's in me 'Cause baby that's not me Don't want you to think that I'm selfish I'm just sick of your one track mess of you can't meet me Halfway I think it's time that you be on your way I love you but I can't baby If it's yo mama you want You know just what to do I looked in the mirror Everyday I saw myself Fading away You tryin' to mold be into her I loved you so I put you first but I can't live my life this way I can't sit and be passive Won't tolerate no more That's it I tried so hard to be What you wanted me to be If it can't be 50/50 Then know that it don't fit me I can't give you all that's in me 'Cause baby that's not me I was so lost in love before I couldn't see the light But now I'm strong enough to leave you now So you better treat me right Don't wanna throw it all away So baby Here's your last chance Don't wanna fight with you But I need more of you Give me all Or it's the end I cooked, I cleaned I washed your clothes You were so mean, so ungrateful at night I cried so many times Tell me how could you go diss me When you know one day you'll miss me If it can't be 50/50 Then baby that's not me I can't, I won't, I can't, won't

I had to prove that I could make it alone But that's not me I wanted to show how independent I'd grown now But that's not me I could try to be big in the eyes of the world What matters to me is what I could be to just one girl I'm a little bit scared 'Cause I haven't been home in a long time You needed my love And I know that I left at the wrong time My folks when I wrote them Told 'em what I was up, to said that's not me I went through all kinds of changes Took a look at myself and said that's not me I miss my pad and the places I've known And every night as I lay there alone, I will dream I once had a dream So I packed up and split for the city I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty I'm glad I went now I'm that much more sure that we're ready I once had a dream So I packed up and split for the city I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty I once had a dream So I packed up and split for the city I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty

Show up half an hour early Just to say that you were there Slip out, ride the metro uptown No one sees you disappear And all of the kindness you couldn't deny Identical faces telling you why you matter But you stare down the barrel of a meager supply And you care but it's fair when your only reply is Hey - thanks, can I pull the ripcord? Hey - thanks, can I pull the ripcord? I don't want to bite off more than I can afford Can I pull the ripcord? So you tried fitting into an alien skin But it's weird here and you're still not clear what happened And the boss back home might decide that you're soft But it's fine if it means that they're shipping you off this planet Hey - can I pull the ripcord? Hey - thanks, can I pull the ripcord? I don't want to bite off more than I can afford Can I pull the ripcord? Hey - thanks, can I pull the ripcord? Hey - thanks, can I pull the ripcord? I don't want to be this far from home anymore I don't like these people They don't like me more I learned all that I could Still not sure what for Can I pull the ripcord? Dispatch, back to the command ship None of this went like we planned No sir - the mission's not a failure I've just seen all I can stand

No sense keeping my guard up You're in - past the blockade Accept terms of surrender You win - halt this crusade I love you anyway Do you really want to wait much longer? Are you certain that you don't belong here? You don't have to run from everything How much further do you want to wander? You aren't old, but you aren't getting younger You don't have to run from everything The end will be here sooner than you think Okay - thanks for the lecture Sue me - I'm not convinced Half truths - what makes you so sure? Hard pass - how long's it been? Since you really believed (Believed in this whole world) Since you really believed (Believed in this at all) Since you really believed (Believed in this whole world) Since you really believed (Believed in this at all) If the end comes today, I love you anyway Do you really want to wait much longer? Are you certain that you don't belong here? You don't have to run from everything How much further do you want to wander? You aren't old, but you aren't getting younger Come on darling, there's no harm in Giving up the cut and running We could have some fun if you could stay