Here to Stay

Little sad boy coming from the underground
I always knew I was different from the other crowd
The other kids just want to grow up here and settle down
But there's no way in hell that I won't get out of this town
And everyday I wanted nothing more than to get out
But as the years go by, I know my time is running out
So will I ever get the chance to make it out myself
Or will I rot here with the rest of everybody else?

'Cause whеre I come from, I was so out of place
I'd just wipе away the tears from my white trash face
And say eh, yeah I'm not okay
But when I grow up, I swore I'd be famous
I could wipe the little grins off their white trash faces
Say eh, I will be okay. I'm okay now
But then the camera stops
And all the lights go off
You can take me from this place
But I know my soul is here to stay, yeah
And all the people talk
Now the illusion is gone
You can take me from this place
But I know my soul is here to stay
'Cause where I come from, I was so out of place
I just wipe away the tears from my white trash face
And say eh, I say eh
But when I grow up, I swore I would be famous
I could wipe the little grins off their white faces
Say eh, I say eh
But then the camera stops
And all the lights go off
You can take me from this place
But I know my soul is here to stay, yeah
And all the people talk
Now the illusion is gone
You can take me from this place
But I know my soul is here to stay

I always wonder, I always wonder what it's like
If I could only have a chance at a better life
And everyday I wonder if it's even worth the fight
'Cause what if the end of the tunnel doesn't have a light
But either way, I'm gonna find some way to get out
So maybe I could live the life I've always dreamed about
So now I wonder will I ever make it out alive
'Cause all the people say I'm here to stay
I'm here to die

But then the camera stops
And then the lights go off -
You can take me from this place
But I know my soul is here to stay, yeah
And now the people talk
And the illusion's gone -
You can take me from this place
But I know my soul is here to stay