Alone

Eight years old and he's kicking and screaming
 "I'll only go to school if you give me a reason
 The kids are really mean and I already know
 All the things they're teaching"
 Hopped in the car, mama let him play hooky
 Missed the first hour just to get a cup of coffee
 She's the only one who saw who he was
 No one else could read him
 Showing up late but he makes it to class
 Just to stare out the window and the clock in the back
 He daydreamed away to a sky so gray
 Everything's simple, it's driving him mental
 Wishing everyday that something would change
 Instead his dad makes him play ball by the bay
 And every time he cries, father rolls his eyes, saying
 "Son it's all your fault, how come you never try?"
 He does all that he should
 Why is he misunderstood?
 This is a story 'bout a broken boy
 With his headphones in just to block out the noise
 Of everyone around him telling him the way to go
 So he walks the world alone
 Wondering if it gets better
 Or if he's always gonna feel empty forever
 So he gets lost tryna find another way back home
 As he walks the world alone
 15 years and he's drowning his sorrows
 Smoking weed, drinking cheap liquor out the bottle
 With a bunch of fake friends 'cause he tried to fit in
 But it wasn't working
 Ran in with the law 'bout a dozen of times
 Nothing too bad, just a few suburban crimes
 Still he says to himself
 "What are you doing, you don't deserve this
 Don't you know nobody will ever understand
 The person that you are, learn to hold your own hand
 Get your shit together and lose the weight
 You'll never be what you want, no, not with that face"
 He started writing all of his thoughts on paper,
 Realized music made life so much greater
 A hundred pounds down, he looks so different now
 As he plans his escape from a crooked hometown
 He does all that he should
 Why is he misunderstood?
 This is a story 'bout a broken boy
 With his headphones in just to block out the noise
 Of everyone around him telling him the way to go
 So he walks the world alone
 Wondering if it gets better
 Or if he's always gonna feel empty forever
 So he gets lost tryna find another way back home
 As he walks the world alo-o-o-o-o-o-one
 Alo-o-o-o-o-o-one
 Alo-o-o-o-o-o-ooone
 21 years and he's on the right path
 But sometimes he wonders if he grew up too fast
 And missed out on the little things
 All of the little things (haha, yeah right)
 Who is he kidding? Surely not himself
 But sometimes he wonders if there's somebody else
 Who takes the same road but he'll never know
 'Cause he walks the world alone
 This is a story 'bout a broken boy
 With his headphones in just to block out the noise
 Of everyone around him telling him the way to go
 So he walks the world alone
 Wondering if it gets better
 Or if he's always gonna feel empty forever
 So he gets lost tryna find another way back home
 As he walks the world alo-o-o-o-o-o-one
 Alo-o-o-o-o-o-one (Does it get better? Does it get better?)
 Alo-o-o-o-o-o-ooone
 As he walks the world alo-o-o-o-o-o-one
 Alo-o-o-o-o-o-one
 Alo-o-o-o-o-o-ooone (So alone)
 Yeah, he walks the world alone