[Verse 1]
When I go back, I fold
Same room, same old cold
I see my name in the dust
See the dream I never touched
Half my drive in the tank
Half my shots, half my rank
I been running from the mirror
Now the truth look clearer
I got time, but I waste it
Got the fire, but I cage it
Every "later" got a price
Every chance don't come twice
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know what I could be
If I stop letting fear eat me
Say it low, but I need more
I can't live on half no more
[Chorus]
I'm not okay (not okay)
I been half my way
I can't fake it now
I can't stay this way
I'm not okay (not okay)
I want more than pay
When I go back, I see
Half potential ain't me
[Verse 2]
Back home, same cracked floor
Same lies at the front door
Friends ask, "You good?" I nod
But my chest don't take that job
I've been polite to my doubt
Let it sit, let it grow loud
Now it's talking in my sleep
Saying, "Boy, you in too deep"
But I know that voice ain't mine
I can still cross that line
Still can turn that pain to gold
Still can be what I was told
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know what I could be
If I stop letting fear eat me
Say it low, but I need more
I can't live on half no more
[Chorus]
I'm not okay (not okay)
I been half my way
I can't fake it now
I can't stay this way
I'm not okay (not okay)
I want more than pay
When I go back, I see
Half potential ain't me
[Bridge]
If I break, let me break through
If I fall, let me stand new
I don't want the easy lie
I want the life I almost had
[Chorus]
I'm not okay (not okay)
I been half my way
I can't fake it now
I can't stay this way
I'm not okay (not okay)
I want more than pay
When I go back, I see
Half potential ain't me