Different
Different
To be separate or distinct
or not alike in character
Now this is just according to dictionary.com
so let me explain where I'm coming from
If we're all characters,
Then I'm definitely different
I can't spend hundreds
on a blouse or a dress
cause 1) I ain't got it like that and
2) I'm frugal so I think it's reckless
I don't understand the appeal of Patagonia
A couple North Faces and I'm set for Estonia
I laugh at Hunter boots cause
I believe in tennis shoes
To my mom, Sofees aren't the buzz
so she'll say, "Where you think you goin' in daisy dukes?
You got real clothes you can choose!"
I'm distinct because
I see the big picture
There's more to life than WayPay
and the Buckhead Bubble
Venture outside the perimeter one day
and you won't find trouble
just new faces and places that Georgia encases
Everything unfamiliar isn't the hood
Trek to Bankhead and you'll get the difference for good
Honestly, I can do without the South and all
I don't have an accent or follow SEC football
As long as I have Chick-Fil-A,
I'm good and I'll be on my way
I've always been separate
Ever since Day 1, over 18 years ago
Never had to go by my last last name
like the 5 Sara(h)'s or the 6 Carolines
When you start off different,
the real question is:
do you want to stay that way?
Well, yeah!!
As much as I love Lizzie McGuire,
I'm not really concerned with fitting in
because I like my life in the margin
I don't wanna be gawked at like KaFol
or be regarded as a joke like Tol
I don't care if you can't figure me out
because that's not what I'm really about
My parents may have dropped the ball a lot,
but from those 18 years, here's what I've got
Stay away from materialism
Cliques turn into imperialism
Since I've never vacationed at Seaside,
just know that I staycationed with great pride
Dare to think beyond Georgia and Bama
Because the world is a panorama
At the end of the day, what impressive:
me selling out or being progressive?
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