J Lite - Pull The Strings lyrics

[Verse 1: J Lite] I'm a, only child, so attention was never mild No wonder why I chose a career where I get wild With a focus on me Don't wanna be lonely Only livin' my vision imprisoned to be my own me Unknown to me, what my future is gonna turn out to be Turns out I need to look past my past and look in front of me I'm gonna see who I was, but not who I was gonna be I'm aiming for the top, but I'm focused on what's under me Gotta give myself options, I'm abundantly watchin' Out for what's ahead, always treading with caution But often I find I sometimes overlook the present It's one of the only times where I can enjoy something pleasant Without having a single worry about anything I'm stuck thinking about what change a penny brings We imagine a life with wonderful confetti dreams But it won't be a good movie without some editing [Hook: J Lite] I can't stop thinking about anything and everything Like if I'll make it or somehow live out every dream They come and go, there've been plenty kings and many queens But what future holds is mine 'cause I pull the strings I pull the strings Oh man, I'm excited for everything twenty brings Right before my 21st I'm gonna meet Theo or spring And that means I'm starting back over Except I'm pushing the stroller Reliving everything i was given as they get older Working at the ice cream parlor, trying to get farther while I'm becoming a father I wish they made a life guide for starters I know life's gonna be harder, but when your partner's a real martyr You know no foe will get past your armor Speaking of my queen, I never thought at fifteen I'd meet the one and only girl of my dreams My world, man, it seems, like it never followed the scheme And I mean I'm loving my team, just saying the change was extreme I imagined being motivated, getting green Now I can't get the machine going without a cup of caffeine Dreamt of flat screens, 6 pack lean, some fancy drink in my canteen But I'm dancing and advancing, with the woman I'm romancing [Hook]