Get Off My Back
Breaking Free from Expectations
Lyrics
I can't seem to find my way around here
I feel lost and disoriented in my current situation.
I've been drug around for so many years
I've been dragged around or manipulated for a long time.
I'm getting sick and tired of doing what you people say
I'm becoming fed up with following others' instructions.
So why don't I do what I want today
Today, I want to do what I desire instead of following orders.
You've been telling me this and you telling me that
People have been giving me various instructions and opinions.
Get off my back
Expression of frustration and a demand for freedom from interference.
Get off my back
-I don't think I can take this anymore
I feel overwhelmed and unable to endure the current situation.
Ooo it feels like I'm caught in your trap door
It feels like I'm stuck or ensnared in a situation created by others.
It's really getting old day after day
The repetitive nature of my life is becoming tiresome.
So why don't I do what I want today
Similar to line 4, expressing a desire for personal freedom today.
You've been telling me this and you telling me that.
Reiteration of people's constant instructions and opinions.
Get off my back
Continued frustration and insistence on freedom from interference.
Get off my back
-Get off my back
-Get off my back
-I've been in troubled water for days
Going through a difficult time and seeking rescue from negative influences.
Just need someone to save me from their wicked ways
Desire for someone to help escape from harmful influences or situations.
I'm tryin' and tryin' and tryin' to please you wicked heart
Despite efforts, struggling to satisfy a demanding or malicious heart.
But that's alright cause I still got my guitar
Despite challenges, still finding solace and joy in playing the guitar.
You've made me a slave to your own design
Feeling controlled or dominated according to someone else's plan.
And listen this here is where I draw the line
Declaring a boundary, refusing to be controlled any further.
Just stop yourself from getting in my way
Requesting others to refrain from hindering personal choices.
And let me do what I want today
Expressing a desire to do what one wants without external interference.
You've been telling me this and you telling me that
Repeating the theme of receiving unwanted advice and instructions.
Hey I have an idea jack
Suggesting an alternative approach to the person giving advice.
Cut your own slack
Encouraging the person to give themselves a break or relax.
And get off my back
Reiteration of the plea to stop interfering and let the individual be.
Get off my back
-Get off my back
-Get off my back
-Get off my back
-You've been telling me this and you telling me that
-Get off my back
Final insistence on freedom from external influence.
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