Melanie Martinez – Piggyback (Ukulele)

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I was three years old, all I wanted was the music

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And my parents were doing everything they could

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To move away from our place, working overtime always

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While I sat up in my grandma's project building coloring

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Oh, moved to a small town and started to, started to grow

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Poetry written, I'm singing and dancing, oh

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Photographs, painting, cartoons

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That's all I know, that's all I know, oh

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I have one best friend to this very fucking day

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Since we were five years old and I fucking moved away

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I wish I never did 'cause she's the only one who sees me

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For who I really am instead of how many I reach, oh

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Trusted too many fake people while I was still young

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Gave them the benefit of the doubt, I was so wrong

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I cut them off and they came for blood 'cause they know

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They ain't getting no more

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I'm so done with playing piggyback, oh-oh

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Swear to god, I wished y'all all the best, oh

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You're lying your way to try to gain a piece of me

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When you could never come close 'cause I know my destiny

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I worked hard for my shit, put my love in this shit

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Now you're trying to kill my name for some fame, what is this?

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Tried to help you do your shit, encouraged you to work on it

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Was a good friend and you used that to your advantage

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Now I'm 22 and I've had a crazy year of isolation

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From all the plastic people here

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I cannot wait for the day I can finally move away

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Back to New York City where the realest people really stay

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Oh, spent this whole time writing away my heart and my soul

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The people I surround myself with have hearts filled with gold

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Love and empathy are things that we hold so close

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Trying to learn and evolve

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I'm so done with playing piggyback, oh-oh

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Swear to god, I wished y'all all the best, oh

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You're lying your way to try to gain a piece of me

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When you could never come close 'cause I know my destiny

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I worked hard for my shit, put my love in this shit

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Now you're trying to kill my name for some fame, what is this?

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Tried to help you do your shit, encouraged you to work on it

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Was a good friend and you used that to your advantage

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I'm so done with playing piggyback, oh

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Swear to god I wished y'all all the best, oh

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You're lying your way to try to gain a piece of me

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When you could never come close 'cause I know my destiny