singing my song

Intro

Verse 1
You always had a smart remark about the way I mind
Like being decent to me was some favor of the kind
You talked right over me and made it look like common ground
Then said my voice was way too loud to make a decent sound
You liked me better when I kept my eyes down low
And you only ever smiled at me when I said I would go
Every single thing I felt was a joke to you
So I quit saying what was true and let myself stay low
You took the whole room for yourself and left me something small
And I sat there and told myself that this was normal after all
You laid a weight across my back and called the weight my own
Now I'm standing up and telling you straight down to the bone

Hook
I won't make myself smaller so you can breathe in the room
You don't get to tell me what I'm worth and what to assume
I never did a single thing to you that was wrong
So go on and tell it your way, I'll be singing my song

Verse 2
You never once said a bad word out loud about my name
You did it where the neighbors heard and put me in the blame
You told them I was the whole problem, told them I was the one
And you went and told that story all the way across town
I saw the same old crowd of people look at me brand new
But I know what you did behind the door when no one knew
Every year it came around and every year the same
You blame me cause it's easier than saying your own name
You called yourself my friend when it was useful to your face
But a friend would never make me feel so small inside my place
I stood there and I took every word, now I'm done with the game
I'm setting down the blame you handed me and walking out the same

Hook
I won't make myself smaller so you can breathe in the room
You don't get to tell me what I'm worth and what to assume
I never did a single thing to you that was wrong
So go on and tell it your way, I'll be singing my song

Bridge
I know that I don't owe you one single thing no more along this road
I won't stand here and explain myself again to you and carry that load
I would rather be alone and honest than play along and lie
So I'm taking back my pride and leaving you to wonder why

Hook
I won't make myself smaller so you can breathe in the room
You don't get to tell me what I'm worth and what to assume
I never did a single thing to you that was wrong
So go on and tell it your way, I'll be singing my song

Outro
I won't make myself smaller so you can breathe in the room
That's the last thing I'll be saying, and I'm done with what you assume