People say I have an ego
But they don’t understand
That’s not an ego
That’s me crying out for a hand
I bring conversations ‘round to me
Cause in my experience that’s the only way I get to speak
I talk about me cause that’s easier  
Then how I haven’t seen my dad in a week
When I talk my appearance
I’m being sarcastic
Cause that’s easier to do then say how I feel
Cause if I say what I really think you’ll think that I’m fishing
Fishing for compliments on how I look
When really all I wanna do bury myself in a book
But I read the book and I fall apart
Cause I wish my life was like that
But I come back to reality and I find it’s not
Cause I’m not a princess, I’m not a beautiful maid
I’m just a girl looking for ways to get paid.
Cause mama doesn’t make enough
And I desperately wanna help
But no one believes my age,
They take one look at me and say I’m too young
But I’m 16 and I’ve been worried about this since
The day I calculated how much mom makes in a year
Do you know what it’s like to live in fear
That one day your mom can’t pay the rent
So I’m sorry if I sound like I have an ego
But that’s how I am.