New Again

Always on the street and moving on my feet Then feeling like a king with a basketball in hand Begging for attention and something I won't mention is Nagging at my brain but I don't really understand What's going on up there, it's hard to find the words But it manifests in things like skating, jumping into sand Sneakers on the pavement, bandaids on my knees And an incessant need to show the others where I stand Can you feel the weight of suburbia Sometimes it stifles, I choke up But nights like these, with a cool breeze I'm young and feeling semi-free In summer, I'll get out my head I'll kiss some girls, I'll make new friends I'll try new foods, I'll leave my bed When school comes I'll be new again For the next few months, I've figured out a way to Prove I'm strong enough for me to make it as a man Always keep my guard up, cry a little less and Learn how to say no when someone offers me their hand Sure, this mindset is a setback, but I want to know that People put the effort in to see the new me and Once this break is over, no one has to know The way I used to look and act and everything I am Can you feel the weight of suburbia Sometimes it stifles, I choke up But nights like these, with a cool breeze I'm young and feeling semi-free In summer, I'll get out my head I'll kiss some boys, I'll make new friends I'll try new foods, I'll leave my bed When school comes I'll be new again The truth is reinvention Rarely ever happens overnight Yet the urge I feel to change grows under Fireworks and waning moonlight But, I know I'll still wish To wake up one day In a body that knows me And oh, now that time's passed I can look back And realize I'm right where I needed to be Walking on the same streets, but I'm growing As I circle the neighborhood, I lay my plans Can you feel the weight of suburbia Sometimes it stifles, I choke up But nights like these, with a cool breeze I'm young and feeling semi-free In summer, I'll get out my head Kiss everyone, I'll make new friends I'll try new foods, I'll leave my bed When school comes I'll be new again