[Chorus]
Say what you wanna say
Hear what you need to hear
But I, I'll be as I am
Go, if you wanna go
Stay, if you need to stay
But I, I'll be as I am
I'll be as I am
Be as I am
Be as I am
Be as I am
Be as I am

[Verse 1]
I'm not the type to respond right after you text me (text me, text me)
Yeah, but if you do the same shit, it will probably upset me (-set me, -set me)
Yeah, don't look for me to ever start a conversation (-sation, -sation)
Yeah, and how I'm feeling, well, I'm never really giving confirmation (-mation, -mation)
I'm hard to read, can't decypher the code
Wanna know the cost of love, like the price when it's told
And I love the time we spent, yeah, I like when it's sold
But my drive is hard to handle, like there's ice on the road
I'm swerving out of my lane
And y'all say I'm insane
I'm Akon in '05, yeah, I'm bringing the pain
Debbie Reynolds in this bitch, I'ma sing in the rain
Talk is cheap, pay you no mind, go and complain
Nah
[Chorus]
Say what you wanna say
Hear what you need to hear
But I, I'll be as I am
Go, if you wanna go
Stay, if you need to stay
But I, I'll be as I am
I'll be as I am
Be as I am
Be as I am
Be as I am
Be as I am

[Verse 2]
I'm really not the person you should come to for advice (-vice, -vice)
Empathy wasn't meant for me, I'ma tell you that's life (life, life)
Yeah, 'cause I'm the type that really wanna run when they all walk (all walk, all walk)
Yeah, I got big dreams, I don't really have time for small talk (small talk, small talk)
No, I know that I sound like a jackass, Johnny Knoxville
Me against the world, yeah, always had that pop feel
People in Hollywood acting like they mad
Real talents filled with self promoters, I just call a Advil
I just need some pain relief
Fuck it, pain is brief
Honestly, right now I'm tryna train the thief
'Cause if there's one thing that you should take away
Your future depends on decisions that you make today
[Chorus: Sample & Hendersin]
Say what you wanna say
Hear what you need to hear (yeah)
But I, I'll be as I am (That's why I do what I do, 'cause)
Go, if you wanna go (I know there's a higher purpose)
Stay, if you need to stay
But I, (Call me a jerk) I'll be as I am
I'll be as I am (An idiot, like)
Be as I am (Whatever you want)
Be as I am (But this is me)
Be as I am (Yeah, be as I am)
Be as I am (Be as I am)