Why no one will help me:   I'm too dumb   I'm too smart   They'll not understand me   I'm lonely   They'll hate me.      There is not enough time   It's too hard to help me   God wants me to work   No resting, no lazy.      These excuses - how they've served me so well   They've kept me safe, they've kept me stuck   They've kept me locked in my own cell.      I'm too far from home   It takes far too much energy   I cannot afford to   No one will ever see me.      These excuses - how they've served me so well   They've kept me safe, they've kept me stuck   They've kept me locked in my own cell.      These excuses - how they're so familiar   They've kept me blocked, they've kept me small    They've kept me safe inside my shell.      Bringing these into the light   Shakes their foundation and clears my sight   Now my imagination is the only thing that limits   The bar and its rise to the heights.      No one can have it all   See, I have to   They want me to   I can't let them down   I will never be happy.      These excuses - how they've served me so well   They've kept me safe, they've kept me stuck   They've kept me locked in my own cell.      These excuses - how they're so familiar   They've kept me blocked, they've kept me small    They've kept me safe inside my shell.