Let Me Go

(album: The Gloomy Tapes, Vol. 1 - 2018)

Yeah, my mother cleans houses, dad works at a bank
Curse of that is people think my life is perfect, it ain't
Hurts me to say I felt I wasn't what they urged me to be
I was never what my brother was, I learned right away
At 10 I wrote my first song
At 12 recorded it all
It felt important at first
"But honey Morgan, That's false.
You gotta go to your room.
Say prayers while holding your palms.
Forget this music it's through.
Don't think you're getting involved."
But mom, I'm older, it's cool
Don't wanna go by your rules
I'm just a fucking outcast
And no one knows me at school
I don't smoke, I don't drink
Don't wanna grow to be you
Just let me go, I'm OK
Be back to show you the proof

Let me try
Let me grow
Let me live
But you won't
Let me go
Let me go

Step aside
Let me show
I can drive
Down this road
Let me go
Let me go

I was 16 when I performed my first show
No one came with except the homie that drove
"Fuck it, we're going alone"
Go off stage, not a text on my phone
No "Congrats", no "We're proud"
No one to tell me I'm dope
18 I moved out to school
I brought my notebook to write
Hoping to jot a song a day and then record it at night
My parents told me I was finished
"You won't tour in your life.
You ain't bringing a thing to college.
Not a cord or a mic."
But mom, I'm older, it's fine
Fuck all these homework assignments
I've been dreaming of this
But I ain't closing my eyes
I don't smoke, I don't drink
I'm in my dorm every night
Just let me go, I'm OK
Be back at home when it's time

Let me try
Let me grow
Let me live
But you won't
Let me go
Let me go

Step aside
Let me show
I can drive
Down this road
Let me go
Let me go

At 19 I lost hope, moved back to my moms
I took a couple classes still just to have when I want
I tried everything I knew. Every rap, every song
But nothing worked and no one saw the vision that I had brought
I checked my Twitter at noon on lunch break at my shift
I read "I'm going on tour who should I take along with"
I told my fans "This is it. Tweet him back, I'm the shit"
The next day I got an email that I was picked
I fucking told you mom I'm never coming back here
Touring 50 states in 60 days with Blackbear
Now I'm playing shows at 22 and I have fans here
Next year I'll be home, hope I see you and dad there, yeah