Lately I've been hard to reach I've been too long on my own Everybody has a private world Where they can be alone Are you calling me? Are you trying to get through? Are you reaching out for me? I'm reaching out for you I'm just so *** depressed I just can't seem to get out this slump If I could just get over this hump But I need something to pull me out this dump I took my bruises, took my lumps Fell down and I got right back up But I need that spark to get psyched back up In order for me to pick the mic back up I don't know how or why or when I ended up in this position I'm in I'm starting to feel distant again So I decided just to pick this pen Up and try to make an attempt to vent But I just can't admit or come to grips With the fact that I may be done with rap I need a new outlet And I know some ***'s so hard to swallow But I just can't sit back and wallow in my own sorrow But I know one fact I'll be one tough act to follow One tough act to follow I'll be one tough act to follow Here today, gone tomorrow But you'd have to walk a thousand miles In my shoes, just to see what it's like to be me I'll be you, like straight shoes Just to see what it'd be like to Your pain, if you're mine Go inside each other's minds Just to see what we find We'll get *** through each other's eyes But don't let them say you ain't beautiful They can all get ***, just stay true to you Don't let them say you ain't beautiful They can all get ***, just stay true to you I think I'm starting to lose my sense of humor Everything's so tense and gloom I almost feel like I gotta check the temperature Of the room just as soon as I walk in It's like all eyes on me So I try to avoid any eye contact Cause if I do that Then it opens the door for conversation Like I want that I'm not looking for extra attention I just wanna be just like you Blend in with the rest of the room Maybe just point me to the closest restroom I don't need no *** manservant Tryna follow me around and wipe my ass Laugh at every single joke I crack And half of them ain't even funny Like, ah! Marshall, you're so funny, man You should be a comedian, goddamn Unfortunately, I am I just hide behind the tears of a clown So why don't you all sit down? Listen to the tale I'm about to tell Hell, we don't gotta trade our shoes And you ain't gotta walk no thousand miles In my shoes, just to see What it's like to be me Only you, like straight shoes Just to see what it'd be like to Your pain, if you're mine Go inside each other's minds Just to see what we find Looking *** through each other's eyes But don't let them say you ain't beautiful They can all get *** Just stay true to you So, ah! Don't let them say you ain't beautiful They can all get *** Just stay true to you So, ah! Nobody asked for life to deal us With these bull*** hands we're dealt We gotta take these cards ourselves And flip them, don't expect no help Now, I could've either just sat on my ass And pissed and moaned Or take the situation in which I'm placed And get up and get my own I was never the type of kid To wait by the door and pack his bags Or sat on a porch and hoped and prayed For a dad that showed up, who never did I just wanted to fit in Every single place, every school I went I dreamed of being that cool kid Even if it meant acting stupid And Edna always told me Keep making that face, it'll get stuck like that Meanwhile, I'm just standing there Holding my tongue, trying to talk like that Till I suck my tongue on them frozen stops I'm probably eight years old I learned my lesson then Cause I wasn't trying to impress my friends no more But I already told you my whole life story Not just based on my description Cause where you see it from where you're sitting Is probably 110% different I guess we would have to walk a mile In each other's shoes at least What size you wear, I wear 10s Let's see if you can fit your feet In my shoes, just to see What it's like to be me I'll be you, back straight shoes Just to see what it'd be like to Your pain, if you're mine Go inside each other's minds Just to see what we find Don't let them say you ain't beautiful They can all get ***, just stay true to you Don't let them say you ain't beautiful They can all get ***, just stay true to you So now Lately I've been hard to reach I've been too long on my own Everybody has a private part Where they can be alone Are you calling me? Are you trying to get through? Reaching out for me again I'm reaching out for you To my babies, stay strong You gotta be wholesome And to the rest of the world God gave you these shoes, they fit you So put them on and wear them Be yourself man Be proud of who you are And even if it sounds corny You'll never let no one tell you You ain't beautiful *