Why should i keep trying to impress you,
when all you do is take,
why should i keep trying to be who you want me to be,
when all that is, is fake,
i want to do things for me,
and i don't understand why you won't let me,
i just wish you would open your eyes to see,
that the only person you should want me to be is me,
everyday i smile and laugh,
i show you what you want to see,
but none of that is true or real,
and all i want you to see is me,
nothing i ever do is good enough,
nothing i can be will impress you,
i know that life can be tough,
and i just want to make you proud,
i am who i am,
and i don't want to disappoint you,
but i know that everything i am and everything i do,
just isn't good enough for you,
i have tried so hard,
but nothing is right,
i have shown you what you want to see,
and in that i have given up the fight,
now there is nothing left to give,
nothing more for you to take,
all that is left is me,
and nothing of me is fake,
