quiet kid

i was a quiet kid

not that you'll see

i got good at hiding things

so i could be free

you wouldn't think a quiet kid

would grow up to be someone like me

but i got good at pretending

who i wanna be

i used to be the only one

without an attitude

now i'm shaving and i'm gray

and i've got nothing to lose

there was a time i used to lie

and i would hide away

now i can say i know

i'll never be afraid of you

and i've been fighting for

i've been crying for too long

crying for too long

and i will show the world

that i am more than that boy

who hides and grows old

i was a quiet kid

not that you'll see

i got good at hiding things

so i could be free

you wouldn't think a quiet kid

would grow up to be someone like me

but i got good at pretending

who i wanna be

i got good at pretending

who i wanna be

and i've been fighting for

i've been crying for too long

crying for too long

and when i'm scared or when my back

is up against the wall

no i ain't gonna turn around

i will face it all

and i don't need to be the loudest

to be the last one standing

and i'll stand here

i was a quiet kid

not that you'll see

i got good at hiding things

so i could be free

you wouldn't think a quiet kid

would grow up to be someone like me

but i got good at pretending

who i wanna be

i got good at pretending

who i wanna be

i got good at pretending

who i wanna be