[Verse 1] Just listen to me Just listen to me Sometimes it’s hard To share my feelings with you I get angry anger I want you to know How your actions hit me You make it my fault I never wanted to argue I only wanted truth I choose to protect my heart And open up to you [Pre-Chorus] You don’t really listen You talk right past the pain I’m trying to be honest I’m hurt by what remains [Chorus] Just listen to me Just listen to me Don’t turn it on me Don’t turn it on me I want to be heard I want to be seen Just listen to me Just listen to me [Verse 2] You gotta understand Where I’m coming from All my life I’ve been Sexually abused, mentally abused Cheated on like two And stolen from too I still give the benefit Even when it cuts me through It never fails though I get hurt again And it’s usually the relatives Talking like they know when [Pre-Chorus] Those relatives Ain’t seen me in years Five or six years gone Still they bring the tears Two of them feel jealous One got a chip Teenage in the bunch And they’re talking past tense [Chorus] Just listen to me Just listen to me Don’t turn it on me Don’t turn it on me I want to be heard I want to be seen Just listen to me Just listen to me [Bridge] God brought me back From the dead I came Said He had a purpose And He’d call my name My Bible on the nightstand My letter on the page Dear Lord, when I get sixteen I’m gonna turn the pain into praise I didn’t run away But I kept that vow Fed hungry children Somehow, someway, somehow [Verse 3] In two thousand four I signed what I could Never signed the second one That wasn’t understood Songs I’ve been writing Since two thousand fifteen A trust for the homeless Was the dream in me One million set aside For my house and car Monthly salary, debt gone That was my star [Final Chorus] Just listen to me Just listen to me I’m not asking too much I’m not asking too much I want what’s mine I want what’s seen Just listen to me Just listen to me Just listen to me Just listen to me Give me my voice back Give me my voice back I know what it means To be out in the street Just listen to me Just listen to me [Outro] Don’t say I’m too much Don’t say I’m too late I’ve got a paper trail And a heart that waits
