Don't 
Tell me what's in 
Tell me how to write 
Don't tell me how to win this 
Fight. 
Isn't your life 
It isn't your right 
To take the only thing that's 
Mine. 
Proven over time 
It's over your head 
Don't try to read between 
The Lines 
Are clearly defined 
Never lose sight of something 
You believe in. 

Takin' in the view from the outside 
Feelin' like the underdog. 
Watchin' through the window I'm on the outside 
Living like the underdog. 

I've been trying 
To justify you. 
In the end I will 
Just defy you. 

To those who understand, 
I extend my hand. 
To the doubtful I demand 
Take me as I am. 
Not under [bad word]  
I know where I stand. 
I won't change to fit your plan. 
Take me as I am. 

As I am. 

Still [bad word] uphill. 
Swimming against the current 
I wish I weren't so  [bad word]  
Feels like I'm stuck, 
Lost in a sea of mediocrity. 
Slow down, 
You're thinking too much, 
Where is your soul 
You cannot touch the way 
I play, 
Or tell me what to say. 
You're in the way 
Of all that I believe in. 

Takin' in the view from the outside 
Feelin' like the underdog. 
Watchin' through the window I'm on the outside 
Living like the underdog. 

I've been wasting my breath 
On you. 
Open mind will descend 
Upon You. 

To those who understand, 
I extend my hand. 
To the doubtful I demand 
Take me as I am. 
Not under [bad word]  
I know where I stand. 
I won't change to fit your plan. 
Take me as I am. 

To those who understand, 
I extend my hand. 
To the doubtful I demand 
Take me as I am. 
Not under [bad word]  
I know where I stand. 
I won't change to fit your plan. 
Take me as I am. 

As I am. 

Yeah! 

As I am.