Doesn’t Have to Be Like That

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