I won’t waste another day living someone else’s way


I just got introduced to Mikey Mike.  This guy sums it up best when he says, “…and my stomach nearly falls out of my butt within the first 10 seconds because the lyrics are so resonant and prophetic.”

Put this on repeat.  Meet Mikey Mike:

I was walkin’ ’round the neighbourhood, with my mom
And I could tell she had some shit up on her mind
She turned to me and said “Mike, don’t you wanna meet someone?”
I said “No! I wanna meet everyone!”
I wanna get drunk with the punks and do a bump with the King
I wanna creep down the hall and go to bed with the Queen
And when they come for my head, well I’ll be somewhere at sea
Singing loud, singing proud
It’s good to be free

‘Cause I won’t waste another day
Living someone else’s way
I wanna be happy
I wanna be free
Fuck what they say,
I’m doing me

My momma said “But Mike, don’t you wanna be comfortable?”
I said “No! I don’t wanna be comfortable!”
I wanna be scared outta my head and, lost outta my mind
I wanna fall in and outta love a few thousand times
I wanna spend all of my money on my friends and on drugs
And I wanna ride around on a horse and give people hugs
And when I come into town they’ll say “Oh shit there’s Mike!”
There’s something wrong with that Boy, I swear he just ain’t right
My momma said “But Mike, don’t you wanna have kids?”
“No! I am a kid!”
And chances are if you go lookin’ momma, you might find some
‘Cause my pull-out game just ain’t so hot these days
And if you find ’em, you tell ’em daddy said follow no man
Follow the God with-in
They’ll be coming for your heart real soon, son
This whole thing is rigged, you’re back in the Matrix
You gotta find your own way out

‘Cause I won’t waste another day
Living someone else’s way
I wanna be happy
I wanna be free
Fuck what they say
I’m doing me



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