Seems like I'm so far away from where I'd like to be
I'd be much better off now if I haf gone on without you
Feeling the loss for the things that were never meant to be
I choose the path that we'd take and watch it slip away
I found the time for you and made up excuses
And you're never around when I need somebody there for me
You never knew how to be someone that I could depend on
So you just follow me 'round so you can get what you need

You wouldn't care if I stayed here for the rest of my life
Just content with your place as long as you could get by
But I need something more, something that I can be proud of
But I can't even breathe if you don't get off my back

Get off, get off, get off, get off, get off, get off, get off, get off (Get off of my back)
Get off, get off, get off, get off, get off, get off, get off, get off (Get off of my back)
Get off, get off, get off, get off, get off, get off, get off, get off (Get off of my back)
Get off, get off, get off, get off, get off, get off, get off, get off (Get off of my back)

And I've tried, God I've tried to get you on the right way
But you can't even relate to where I'm coming from
And you block all the paths if I can't take you there with me
And you just wait for me to find a better way

I found a new way
I found a better way
I found a new way but you were always 4 steps behind