I'm just so tired of these troubles that I try to hide Makes me wanna wash away my whole world inside Think it's time that I make changes in the things I do This weight on my chest, I am ready to lose All this time I've been getting in my own way I have to tell myself Only I can be the one to make a change Don't hold me down Oh, I was getting so far Don't hold me down 'Cause I don't wanna fall apart Don't hold me down You see I'm waking up, I feel it now I'm breaking out And nothing's gonna stop me now No, no I've been rocking back and forth, leaning across the line Hanging over for a moment on the wrong side Now I'm standing up, I think I'll be here for a while Hope I remember how to keep on this steady smile And all that time I was getting in my own way I had to tell myself If only I can be the one to make a change Don't hold me down Oh, I was getting so far Don't hold me down 'Cause I don't wanna fall apart Don't hold me down You see I'm waking up, I feel it now I'm breaking out And nothing's gonna stop me now You know I'm gonna fight it I'm tired of being blinded So, I won't hold me down I wanna go so far I won't hold me down No, I don't wanna fall apart Don't hold me down You see I'm waking up, I feel it now I'm breaking out And nothing's gonna stop me now No, no Nothing's gonna stop me now No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no