You liked me till you heard my shit on the radio Well, I hate to say it, but pop ain't going solo You liked me till you heard my shit on the radio But now I'm just too mainstream for you, oh, no You liked me till you seen me on your TV Well, if you so low below, then why you watching? You say good things come to those who wait Well, I been waitin' a long time for it I remember the days when I was so eager to satisfy you And be less than I was, just to prove I could walk beside you Now that I've flown away, I see you've chosen to stay behind me And, still, you curse the day I decided to stay true to myself You say your quest is to bring it higher Well, I never seen change without a fire But from your mouth I have seen a lot of burning But, underneath, I think it's a lot of yearning Your face, the colors change from green to yellow To the point where you can't even say hello You tell me you'd kill me if I ever snob you out Like that's what you'd expect from me, like that's what I'm about? I remember the days when I was so eager to satisfy you And be less than I was, just to prove I could walk beside you Now that I've flown away, I see you've chosen to stay behind me And, still, you curse the day I decided to stay true to myself It's so much easier to stay down there, guaranteeing you're cool Than to sit up here, exposing myself, trying to break through Than to burn in the spotlight, open fire Turn in the spitfire, open fire Scream without making a sound, open fire Be up here without looking down, open fire Because we're all afraid of heights I remember the days when I was so eager to satisfy you And be less than I was, just to prove I could walk beside you Now that I've flown away, I see you've chosen to stay behind me And, still, you curse the day I decided to stay true to myself Myself, myself, myself, myself, myself Why ya hurt me, hurt me, hurt me? Hurt me, hurt me, hurt me, so, so Leave me down, down, down, down low Leave me down, da-down, down-da Down, da-down, down, down Shit on the radio Shit on the radio Shit on the radio Shit on the radio