"Back Off"

January 23, 2006

Back Off

By: R. A. Cvetich

Stop telling me what to do
I’m never gonna’ be like you
Every single word you say
Makes me turn the other way
I’ve been hearing this so long
Hearing all that I’ve done wrong
I’m all you don’t want me to be
And there’s one thing you can do for me:

CHORUS
Back up, back off
Back away, I’ve had enough
Step up, step off
Step away, don’t think you’re tough
Cuz you’re anything but that
Yeah, just get up off my back
So back up, back away
Cuz I ain’t looking back today

Quit playing like you know me
“Can’t trust me farther than you can throw me”
Telling me how to live my life
When you’re not living your own right!
I don’t want the advice you give
Just back away and let me live
I’m gonna’ live in my own way
So listen close to what I say:

Repeat CHORUS

Bridge
You’re never gonna’ understand
You say it’s wrong to hold boys’ hands!
Forbidden to dance, speak my mind
Gotta’ hide my feelings every time
And you disapprove of the way I act
But I’ll run away, never look back
So why don’t you just back off?
It’s MY life

Of course I’m filled with rage
When I’m living in a cage
Every day’s a new collision
Can’t even make my own decisions
But I’m sick of all this crying
And I’m sick of always trying
To be what you want me to
But I’m through listening to you
So don’t bother going on
Because I’m already gone

Repeat CHORUS