I'm still in high school And uh, what inspires my like writing Is basically like my life I like actually making situations Making people feel exactly what I went through While people are listening to it It's like this is what I went through And this how it affected me God damn, I don't understand what's going around me Twenty tickets but I still drive through the county It's a small town (small town) Yeah, you know about me (know about me) Type of place where everybody know everybody Almost got arrested going seventy in twenty-five I was seventeen and let me tell you those were better times 'Cause I don't understand what I'm doing right now But fuck it, I'm twenty-three and I got time on my side I've been doing what I want when I want to I'm fucked up and doing everything that feels right Why can't I just be a kid forever? Not right now, but one day I'll get my shit together They tell me I won't make it, if I don't than I'm fucked But what's the point of living if you never have fun 'cause I'm just a midwest kid I'm just a (I'm just a midwest kid) I never knew it'd feel like this (I never knew it'd feel like this) ♪ I dyed my hair last night 'cause I was dying inside I've been red in the eyes And it's not a surprise anymore I got clothes on the floor I got liquor in the drawer Feeling like I don't wanna live anymore I barely talk to my homies back home anymore I can't pick up the phone anymore 'Cause I've been a thousand places I've spent some time in LA Still can't seem to find my placement (my placement) But fuck it I chase it I can't change it I hate that I don't hate it man this shit doesn't make sense But I think every other place is over rated I think every other place is over rated I think every other place is over rated I-I think (I think) I'm just a midwest kid I'm just a (I'm just a midwest kid) I never knew it'd feel like this (I never knew it'd feel like this) ♪ I'm just a midwest kid I'm just a (I'm just a midwest kid) I never knew it'd feel like this (I never knew it'd feel like this) ♪ I'm just a midwest kid I never knew it'd feel like this I never knew it'd feel like death