nothing stays the same

Intro

Another morning, another day,

Another little game that I have to play.

Another pretty dress, another perfect smile,

Another little lie that'll last me a while.

Verse 1

There's a photograph of me at seventeen,

Standing in the garden looking perfectly pristine.

Mama says I haven't changed a bit,

Funny how she never notices.

There's a future written out in ink,

A thousand things I'm supposed to think.

They've got my whole life figured out,

But there's one thing they forgot about.

Pre-Chorus

I don't wanna be the girl in the picture,

I don't wanna be the name on the street.

I don't wanna spend forever

Being everything they want me to be.

Chorus

Nothing stays the same forever,

Even if you wish it would.

You can keep me here forever,

But you never really could.

I've got places I haven't been to,

I've got things I haven't seen.

And I swear there's something waiting

On the other side of everything.

Nothing stays the same!

Verse 2

There's a suitcase underneath my bed,

With a couple of things and a map I read.

Got a little bit of money and a borrowed coat,

And a goodbye letter that I never wrote.

They say the world is much too big,

That I don't know what I'm getting in.

But I'd rather make a mess of my own life

Than spend another day living somebody else's right.

Pre-Chorus

I don't wanna be the girl in the picture,

I don't wanna be the name on the street.

I don't wanna spend forever

Being everything they want me to be.

Chorus

Nothing stays the same forever,

Even if you wish it would.

You can keep me here forever,

But you never really could.

I've got places I haven't been to,

I've got things I haven't seen.

And I swear there's something waiting

On the other side of everything.

Bridge

And maybe I'll regret it,

Maybe I'll come back,

Maybe I'll discover

That I never had a plan.

But at least I'll have a story,

At least I'll have a choice,

At least I'll finally hear

The sound of my own voice.

Chorus

Nothing stays the same forever!

I'm not gonna wait forever!

You can keep your perfect picture,

You can keep your little town!

I've got places I haven't been to,

I've got dreams I haven't seen.

And I'm done with being someone

That I never wanted to be!