Thick Skin

[Verse 1]
I hear so many voices talk behind my back
They're clearly sayin' that I think he’s just too old for that
It's too late to change your mind, you need to let it go
The status quo pronounced me dead three years ago
So say it one more time for the cheap seats
I don't think that they can hear you through the concrete
That they built between the kings and all the commoners
Ain't it funny how I'm worried 'bout a follower?

[Chorus]
Hey, kid, you've got a good thing goin'
Don't mess it up, it's gone before you know it
Thick skin, you know you're not done growin'
Don't let them tell you that you can't keep goin'

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2]
Lines and imperfections don't fit their cliché
It’s safe to say the institution looks the other way
Not your fault, you didn’t peak when you were twenty three
Not your fault, you had no idea what you wanted to be
I'd like to think that maybe you could change their mind
And that's the only option left 'cause you can't hit rewind
So just block all the noise that feels so deafenin'
Just try to shut it out, so you don't hear a thing

[Chorus]
Hey, kid, you've got a good thing goin'
Don't mess it up, it's gone before you know it
Thick skin, you know you're not done growin'
Don't let them tell you that you can't keep goin'