It's not a matter of right or wrong Sideways glances push me off my straight and narrow path Keep them happy Let them see The person they wish you to be Someone less like me Some may say I'm not a saint Then again, I never claimed to be Leave you to your conclusions Your opinion is fine by me Give too much Take too little Ask for nothing And over supply the beggars hands With everything I have It should be reason enough For them to let me alone With the choices I'm free to make. I don't count my blessings In time they'll be taken away. I let the **** of my endeavors ooze out of my mental cracks Keep my eyes forward Never look back Perhaps the road I'm leaving behind Will help me define The steps I've taken from time to time Just because I've let it slide Doesn't mean I've forgotten every ride Of every individual thought that wasn't mine. I'll give you your chance to shine Even if it's my life that's on the line. My skin is tougher than you'd like to think Why do you think I've been able to sink? Making each step closer with you to the brink Talking sense to senseless people Make notions and attempts I fail myself and them Shameless in the life I command I get to play the villain and the friend. I surround myself with weaker types For that'll make me stronger by default. Next to one stronger than I Means I cannot compare my faults To their faultless standard. And who needs that kind of pressure?