Never tried to be smooth, never tried to be down
I just found my groove somehow
If I had to define what goes on in my mind
It would take forever
I won't do what you ask, I won't follow a path
'Cos I've carved my own way out
You can tell me I'm wrong but I'll already be gone
Baby come what may
This is my reality
Just like my Daddy used to say
You get to choose the games you play
If you tear it apart you can throw it away
And take control
Just like my Daddy used to say
Don't get hung up on yesterday
'Cos you know you'll be fine if you run out of time
And lose control
I don't care what you think, I don't care what you know
Keep it to yourself now
Let's not make it a thing, 'cos I'm just gonna go
To my own location
Stop trying to see what makes the devil in me
Throw away what I don't need
I'm just who I am, and I don't give a damn
Who you want me to be
This is my reality
Nothing ever fazes me
Just like my Daddy used to say
You get to choose the games you play
If you tear it apart you can throw it away
And take control
Just like my Daddy used to say
Don't get hung up on yesterday
'Cos you know you'll be fine if you run out of time
And lose control
I know the price I could have paid
For chasing my tail and staying a slave
I could avoid the game
But that would have been the death of me
And when my back was against the wall
I could have walked or I could have crawled
I would have risked it all
For things most folks will never see
Just like my Daddy used to say
You get to choose the games you play
If you tear it apart you can throw it away
And take control
Just like my Daddy used to say
Don't get hung up on yesterday
'Cos you know you'll be fine if you run out of time
And lose control
This is my reality