Just Wanna Be Me

[Verse 1]
They said tuck in that shirt
Trim that hair, mind your tone
Shake every hand, kiss every ring
On the way to the throne
But that crown felt heavy
Like a lie on my head
So I hung it on a fence post
By the line I never said
[Chorus]
I just wanna be me
Boots in the dirt, heart on my sleeve
Laugh too loud, talk too free
Pray I land where I’m meant to be
If I’m the wrong kind of right for this town
I’ll still stand on my own two feet
You can take your chairs at your tables
I just wanna be me (yeah)
I just wanna be me
[Verse 2]
Mama said, “Baby
Make sure your soul fits your name”
Daddy shook mine, said, “Son
This world will try to trade you for fame”
So I’m driving past their billboards
Windows down, radio low
Singing to the sky like a long lost friend
Letting all that pressure go
[Chorus]
I just wanna be me
Boots in the dirt, heart on my sleeve
Laugh too loud, talk too free
Pray I land where I’m meant to be
If I’m the wrong kind of right for this town
I’ll still stand on my own two feet
You can take your chairs at your tables
I just wanna be me (oh)
I just wanna be me
[Bridge]
Maybe I’m too rough ‘round the edges
Maybe I’m too blunt when I speak (when I speak)
But I’d rather be honest and lonely
Than loved for someone I can’t keep
[Chorus]
I just wanna be me
Boots in the dirt, heart on my sleeve
Laugh too loud, talk too free
Pray I land where I’m meant to be
If I’m the wrong kind of right for this town
I’ll still stand on my own two feet
You can take your chairs at your tables
I just wanna be me
Yeah, I just wanna be me

country, Modern country-pop with steady kick and snare, warm acoustic guitars, subtle slide licks, and a bright singalong chorus; male vocals, tight harmonies on the hook, light organ pad in the bridge building into a final big, handclap-driven chorus