puppet

yeah

lately i feel like a puppet

being pulled in 50 million different places

girlfriend's on the phone

the other line i got my agent

like hey jake

got good news

we just booked another tour

yea that's good and all but that just means another civil war between me and my girl

what am i supposed to say?

hey baby

how you doing? i missed you

oh

by the way i'm bout to leave again

i'm going on a fall tour

but i'll be back before you know it

then i'm all yours

listen

jake

she'll understand

this is more important

oh

really? you wanna tell her that?

'cause if i ever did she'd probably kill me

look i'm sorry

jake but it's done deal

you're leaving thursday

and you'll be on the road during christmas and your birthday

great

my girl's mad 'cause i ain't there a lot

and now i gotta spend my birthday in the courtyard marriott

jake

i know you're stressed

man

you've had a busy year

but this is what you signed up for

this is your career

this industry ain't for the weak-hearted

jake

i thought you knew

that you can't pursue your dream and have a normal life

too

if you ain't ready tell me now

i never said that it was easy

otherwise i'll be in my office

you know where to reach me

damn

i'm feeling like a puppet

a goddamn puppet

being pulled in a million different ways

man

i think i'm bout to break

i'm a puppet

a goddamn puppet

sick of feeling like a puppet

sometimes i wanna disappear

all these voices in my ear

i'm a puppet

look

hang up with my agent

put my phone down on the table

five seconds later get a call from my label

like hey

jake

how you doing? tell me how's the album coming?

we heard your last song and honestly we didn't love it

we don't think it'll make the cut

could've written better verses

deadline's in a month and now we starting to get nervous

stop getting so distracted

start picking up the pen

you need more time in the studio

and less time with your friends

'cause it's crunch time

should be doing nothing but making music

we follow you on instagram

see everything you doing

yea we see you at the beach

at the gym

at the mall

to be honest

doesn't seem like you're working hard at all

how dare you say that i don't even have time to take a shit

i've been working non-stop and i'll be honest

i admit

sometimes i need a break

this life can drive a man crazy

especially when your label keeps calling saying you're lazy

listen

jake

i know it's hard

sometimes it isn't fun

but if this album tanks

well your career could be done

if you ain't ready tell us now

never said that it was easy

otherwise i'll be in my office

you know where to reach me

damn

i'm feeling like a puppet

a goddamn puppet

being pulled in a million different ways

man

i think i'm bout to break

i'm a puppet

a goddamn puppet

sick of feeling like a puppet

sometimes i wanna disappear

all these voices in my ear

i'm a puppet