"Doesn't Have To Be Like That" lyrics

Stayed out till 4am dancing
It was nice for a change
For once I didn't care about
What people would say
I cut my hair I bummed a smoke
Took photos on somebody's phone
I don't think I need a reason

I think that I might be onto something
I think that I like who I'm becoming

Who was I trying to impress
I was so stuck in my head
I was so so obsessed
With who I should be
Who I should be
But it doesn't have to be like that

I got so bored of pretending
That I would find
What I needed from waiting
For the stars to align
I'll make some plans, I'll call my friends
I'll even act my age again
It's been a long time coming

Who was I trying to impress
I was so stuck in my head
I was so so obsessed
With who I should be
Who I should be
But it doesn't have to be like that

Finding myself again
I think I know why
I finally see the best in me when I stop trying
Coming around again
It's been a long time
Since I've been somebody who wasn't sorry to be someone they liked
It doesn't have to be like that