I See You

[Verse 1] Once upon a time, not long ago My grandmother told me one day I'd change I felt like she was comin' down on me So I told her, no, I'd be the same Not knowin' she was only tryin' to help Motivate me to excel and climb I was thinking she was the one trapped While I was stuck in a cage of my mind Man, if I would've known what I know now I would've brought my head down under the 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, lookin' back I wish somebody I thought was cool Was as cool as she was, when she told me that [Hook] I see you, the real you Tryna 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, oh I see you, oh 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 everyday, but you barely eat Goin' 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 lookin' in the mirror and you're picturin' a light-show A glimpse in the lens of a camera Behind the scenes of life is a tightrope Yeah, 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 Tryna 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, oh I see you, oh 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 passin' train Wonderin' how, where's it going? Wishin' you were inside, packed and rollin' To another place but your time is chosen To live low-key 'cause your dream is stolen They don't understand, they believe in loathin' Loungin', loafin', waitin', hopin' Homie, if the grass is greener, look, the gate is open You waitin' for God to release the ocean Sittin' on the beach, 2 feet from floatin' (But I see you) [Hook] I see you, the real you Tryna 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, oh I see you, oh I see you