"Something I'll Outgrow" lyrics

I was meant to be someone else
Little brown kid with a great left eye
Hitting in name of the little guy
Well I was given too much help
Bottled up rage and a bottomless drive
Drove too fast so they know I tried

And some days I feel better
Cause I can be my own man
Then setbacks set in anger
And I'm that kid again

There's a man on my shoulder
Screaming in my ear
And he's gonna help me fight
So I'll fight my tears
My depression will starve me so I'll attack
And feed on my need to be loved
Won't they love me back?
And every day I hope
It's something I'll outgrow

Trying to find some purpose now
Didn't become who they thought I'd be
Shining star on the family tree
Another generation let down
Cycle ends when I lose it all
Six years old when the prophesied my downfall

And some days I feel better
Cause I can be my own man
Then setbacks set in anger
And I'm that kid again

There's a man on my shoulder
Screaming in my ear
And he's gonna help me fight
So I'll fight my tears
My depression will starve me so I'll attack
And feed on my need to be loved
Won't they love me back?
And every day I hope
It's something I'll outgrow

Maybe I'll forget
Though I'll never escape
Can't rewrite the past
I'll focus on today
Maybe things will get better
Maybe there's still hope
I'll always be that kid
But some things I'll outgrow