Do you see me?

When someone says my name

Do you hear weird and strange 

Or popular and cool

Do you see me?

When you talk to me how am I perceived?

Maybe standoffish or rude

Maybe cold and judgmental

Do you see me?

When youre my friend, what do you think of me?

Maybe funny and outgoing

Maybe a sad sob story. 

Do you see me?

When my name comes up on a long list at school.

A lot of moving and drug records, okay that's cool,

So they assume I'm bad right?

Right? Wrong. 

Do I see me? 

When someone says my name I wonder who I am.

My parents don't even know me, man.

They are gone I don't know where they are

Probably doing coke or meth somewhere across the yard 

Do I see me?

Trust, something I don't do easily 

Maybe if I had love it would be breezy 

Laughter, what a wonderful sound

Might be nice if my brother was around

Do I see me?

16 different birthdays I spent sad and alone

So i'm sorry for the hurt that comes from my home

School, is easy when you have family, money and a place to live

Ever sign your own self up for school I sure did

Does anyone see me? 

Drugs, a bad way to get through 

But I do

I raised myself that's right 

I tuck my own self in bed at night. 

Court cases 

Druggie places 

Drunk tears and sad ears

Broken glass and gun fights 

Maybe thats why im always in fright 

I guess the question is 

Now do you see me?