[Verse 1]
If I say no
You call me difficult
Too much work
Too cold
Too proud
If I say yes
Then I’m “easy”
You brag to friends
Then drag my name
Through the crowd
You write the rules
While you keep changing them
I learn the script
Just as you’re erasing it
[Chorus]
I can’t win
In your little war
Saint or sinner
I’m something to judge for
Every “choice”
A hidden door
You call it freedom
But you built the floor
I can’t win
So what am I fighting for?
[Verse 2]
If I stay home
I’m wasting my life
If I chase dreams
I’m a bad mom
Bad wife
If I speak up
I’m “too angry”
If I go quiet
You say I “don’t care”
Either way I’m wrong
You watch my body
Like it’s public land
Then say it’s “compliments”
When you cross the line again
[Chorus]
I can’t win
In your little war
Saint or sinner
I’m something to judge for
Every “choice”
A hidden door
You say it’s my fault
No matter the score
I can’t win
So what am I fighting for?
[Bridge]
You say
“If you say no you’re playing hard to get”
You say
“If you say yes then what did you expect?”
You say
“No matter what you wear you asked for it”
I say
You don’t get to write my alphabet (hey!)
[Chorus]
I won’t spin
In your little war
Saint or sinner
I’m done being scored
Every “choice”
I’ve made before
I take it back
I’m naming something more
I won’t win
By playing the game you tore
I change the rules
I walk through a different door