[Verse 1] Yeah, once upon a time not long ago, My grandmother told me one day I’d change I felt like she was coming down on me So I told her no, I’d be the same Not knowing she was only trying to help Motivate me to excel and climb I was thinking she was the one trapped While I was stuck in the cage of my mind Man if I would’ve known what I know now I would have brought my head down out of that cloud Told her thank you and that I loved her But I was too cool and too damn proud What a fool I was in fact I’ve changed so much, now looking back I wish somebody I thought was cool Was cool as she was when she told me that [Hook] I see you, the real you Trying to cover up what’s inside of you But everything you do, is make believe Yeah you’re hot, but you’re too cool I see you! I see you! I see you! [Verse 2] Baby girl don’t know much about What it would take to become a star Hollywood is so far fetched Too long of a drive in an old car Work every day but you barely eat Going over lines from a script you read Your boyfriend said it’s a silly dream But how can you dream when you never sleep You’re looking in the mirror and you’re picturing a light show A glimpse in the lens of a camera Behind the scenes of life as a tightrope Yea you walk a thin line But a thin line is all you need A thin line in an Indy movie Just a break for somebody to see the Talent inside, the ballad of a diary you write The by and by is just another day for a normal girl But for you it’s another day that you tried Aside from the fact that you ride in the back of a bus Sometimes cause your car won’t work Well maybe you should take that bus to L.A. And put your dreams first because… [Hook] I see you, the real you Trying to cover up what’s inside of you But everything you do, is make believe Yeah you’re hot, but you’re too cool I see you! I see you! I see you! [Verse 3] Black and white, everything is black and white Broke down, simple and plain Most of us lost with a curious brain Curiosity is looked at as strange Stuck in a lane, but you can’t complain While you look at another passing train Wondering how, where’s it going? Wishing you were inside, packed and rolling To another place, but your time is chosen To live low key, ‘cause your dream is stolen They don’t understand, they believe in loathing Lounging, loafing, waiting, hoping Homie if the grass is greener Look, the gate is open You’re waiting for God to release the ocean Sitting on the beach two feet from floating But I see you.. [Hook] I see you, the real you Trying to cover up what’s inside of you But everything you do, is make believe Yeah you’re hot, but you’re too cool I see you! I see you! I see you!
[00:14.50][Verse 1] [00:14.78]Yeah, once upon a time not long ago, [00:17.21]My grandmother told me one day I’d change [00:19.07]I felt like she was coming down on me [00:21.03]So I told her no, I’d be the same [00:22.97]Not knowing she was only trying to help [00:24.89]Motivate me to excel and climb [00:26.74]I was thinking she was the one trapped [00:28.72]While I was stuck in the cage of my mind [00:30.68]Man if I would’ve known what I know now [00:32.62]I would have brought my head down out of that cloud [00:34.70]Told her thank you and that I loved her [00:36.40]But I was too cool and too damn proud [00:38.24]What a fool I was in fact [00:40.10]I’ve changed so much, now looking back [00:42.03]I wish somebody I thought was cool [00:43.82]Was cool as she was when she told me that [00:45.78][Hook] [00:45.93]I see you, the real you [00:49.19]Trying to cover up what’s inside of you [00:52.56]But everything you do, is make believe [00:56.78]Yeah you’re hot, but you’re too cool [00:59.59]I see you! [01:07.17]I see you! [01:14.97]I see you! [01:18.41][Verse 2] [01:18.56]Baby girl don’t know much about [01:20.89]What it would take to become a star [01:22.27]Hollywood is so far fetched [01:24.13]Too long of a drive in an old car [01:26.04]Work every day but you barely eat [01:27.87]Going over lines from a script you read [01:29.87]Your boyfriend said it’s a silly dream [01:31.53]But how can you dream when you never sleep [01:33.79]You’re looking in the mirror and you’re picturing a light show [01:38.37]A glimpse in the lens of a camera [01:40.19]Behind the scenes of life as a tightrope [01:42.23]Yea you walk a thin line [01:43.79]But a thin line is all you need [01:45.78]A thin line in an Indy movie [01:47.66]Just a break for somebody to see the [01:49.55]Talent inside, the ballad of a diary you write [01:52.61]The by and by is just another day for a normal girl [01:55.37]But for you it’s another day that you tried [01:57.44]Aside from the fact that you ride in the back of a bus [01:59.73]Sometimes cause your car won’t work [02:01.57]Well maybe you should take that bus to L.A. [02:03.25]And put your dreams first because… [02:05.20][Hook] [02:05.25]I see you, the real you [02:08.87]Trying to cover up what’s inside of you [02:12.36]But everything you do, is make believe [02:16.41]Yeah you’re hot, but you’re too cool [02:19.41]I see you! [02:27.01]I see you! [02:34.47]I see you! [02:36.20][Verse 3] [02:36.46]Black and white, everything is black and white [02:38.45]Broke down, simple and plain [02:39.84]Most of us lost with a curious brain [02:41.84]Curiosity is looked at as strange [02:43.68]Stuck in a lane, but you can’t complain [02:45.42]While you look at another passing train [02:47.40]Wondering how, where’s it going? [02:49.38]Wishing you were inside, packed and rolling [02:51.38]To another place, but your time is chosen [02:53.08]To live low key, ‘cause your dream is stolen [02:55.13]They don’t understand, they believe in loathing [02:57.30]Lounging, loafing, waiting, hoping [02:59.07]Homie if the grass is greener [03:01.13]Look, the gate is open [03:02.94]You’re waiting for God to release the ocean [03:04.88]Sitting on the beach two feet from floating [03:06.73]But I see you.. [03:08.67][Hook] [03:08.82]I see you, the real you [03:12.01]Trying to cover up what’s inside of you [03:15.65]But everything you do, is make believe [03:19.51]Yeah you’re hot, but you’re too cool [03:22.39]I see you! [03:29.81]I see you! [03:36.76]I see you! [03:39.47]
