Seventeen

I'm only seventeen
And I have come a long way since I was three, yeah
That's fourteen years in between, ay
Say that's fourteen years in between, yeah
And that's a long time to be a kid
I was always thinking bout where I'd be in the years to come
Would I be a someone?
Would I be a someone?
It turns out nothing matters at all
It turns out nothing matters at all
It turns out nothing matters at all
I want to be someone but I don't know how to show it
I've been working so hard that no one really comes close to it
I've been writing line after line but never been sniffing it
All these jokers are wasting time but I don't take any notice
I'm in my own lane
We don't slow down or break
We just concentrate
We don't hate, appreciate
Don't hate, appreciate
Don't hate, appreciate
Say don't hate, appreciate, no

Said I won't be by myself
When I've got friends and got my health
I'll be fine right here with you at home
And I'll hold you close to keep you warm
It won't be much work at all
Hold your ground and you'll stand tall
You'll experience love
Again, and again, and again
Cause it's a new day

Happiness spelt with a 'Y' because
Imperfections define us
Not the fake personas which we use to hide behind, uh
It's a difficult subject
Because most of these kids don't believe in themselves yet
Subjected to things that they can't do
Make mistakes and giving up that's the issue
No one's addressing this subject, yeah
No one's addressing this subject
I'm not tryna play God
I'm just a guy with a heart
Should've been a statistic
But then I woke up to the music
Yeah the music saved me
And I'm grateful for it
Write a song then that's it
I just need to write a hit

Said I won't be by myself
When I've got friends and got my health
I'll be fine right here with you at home
And I'll hold you close to keep you warm
It won't be much work at all
Hold your ground and you'll stand tall
You'll experience love
Again, and again, and again
Cause it's a new day