Be Like That

Lyrics by：Kubota

Composed by：Robert de Boron

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

**** is reminiscent

To what I listened to

Felt the blues back then

Now black and blue

From the muse

Bruised from the years that came and went

Only to keep the ruse

Slowly turn to pitch the tune

Back to what it used to be like

What it felt like

A moment that I can't relive

Adolescent mind

Finding joy in playing Pick-Up Sticks

Punting cans across the alley-way

Like a corner kick

To hear the crowd roar for this kid

And yo I never quit but

I wish the days were simple

Like they used to be

Guess that thought is simple but

I'm talking honestly

And honesty ain't hard to come by when you're living solemnly

But even so

A solemn look can overtake the quality of

Any joyous moment

'Cause that's how life works

Ups and downs

Weights on my shoulder

Push me to the ground

Baggage under my eyes

After every year that comes around

And I can't help but feel helpless jaded and run-down but

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

Felt that things were off

3 homies lost in year

Wasn't clear why it all had to happen

Even chopped it up with my boy the night before his last breathe

Talking about his mind state and past regrets

What could I've done differently to change the outcome

A domino effect that made his game into a zero-sum

Got that phone call during a work day from his mom

Bout her son who left to float to heaven

Left us feeling lost

Pain is gone but sadness remains

Time moved forward but **** ain't nothing the same

It ain't as bad though trudging forward

Playing this game

Sometimes the more that you lose

The more that you can gain

Like a heartbreak placing me in a mirror's frame

Insecure low self-esteem was feeling ashamed

There wasn't anyone to blame for my toxic traits

So from that point on forward

I kept repeating the phrase

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that

I ain't tryin' to be like that