i've been at least a dozen people since in middle school
trying to find that perfect balance to be super cool
Mathematical.
Freakin surgical
Hung out with the jocks and so I copped the latest kicks
They didn't buy my heritage so hung with Mexicans
I could turn right on a dime, ain't nothing new to this
Morphing elegance
vivas Chameleons
And maybe I sound like a psychopath
or maybe you're like me and think there's nothing wrong with that
if you wanna be well liked ya gotta make em laugh
homie do the math
i was built to last
And maybe you don't like to be within your skin
i know exactly the predicament you're in
cause not too long ago I found myself in that same hole
But we can all get out because I found the road
now we gotta roll

You've got to learn to be yourself
'though it might take
some time
Play the hand that you were dealt
Learn to be
yourself

Ya gotta get in where ya fit in
Even when that inner you is freakin trippin
Ego strippin
Long division
got a lot of crazy talent far as I can tell
bet ya didn't know that i think that you're dope as hell
Frankly got me captivated like a magic spell
here to give em hell
and do it very well
Sometimes I wanna be Beef Thom, and star in a rom-com
pretending to be strong like I'm a nerd phenom
pitch beefyness.com while singing the thong song
with Tanner and Ty's mom
Feel awesome- more often than not
Even though sometimes I feel my story's missing a plot
if ya live a life of lying and you're bound to get caught
know the futures out to get ya, better show what ya got
and stay hot
that's whats up

You've got to learn to be yourself
'though it might take
some time
Play the hand that you were dealt
Learn to be
yourself


You gotta get in where you fit in
Cause you're a glove, not a mitten
Hard hittin'
precisely written
whether you a thunder cat or a cool kitten

Get down with your bad self
or your good self too
it's all you
tautologically, it' true
that's right too

What starts as a facsimile is tied to your identity
Back before we know the truth of what we wanna really be
Pretend to be professions just to see if it fits
Imagination running wild, that's how it is when you're kids
They say that imitation's really flattery, and that'll be
Reminding me of '89, I spoke of Individuality
Avidly writing rhymes, 'though I came across as preachy
DEEP FREEZE! I needed to cool out, the years would teach me
Briefly, it makes sense - Start out with a template
and adjust, but there's some things I had to get straight
Be yourself and speak from the heart
and that's a key ingredient when it comes to your art
There's not a person on the planet who can speak from your perspective
Not 100 percent, so don't neglect it
Find your voice, don't speak out of turn
but to get to that point you gotta learn..

You've got to learn to be yourself
'though it might take
some time
Play the hand that you were dealt
Learn to be
yourself