Painter Fingers - Expectations Lyrics

When I was young
I felt so much pressure
To meet their expectations

Teacher told me there would be
Great things in it for me

Fortunes you would never believe
Oh, there will be
So much opportunity
For a kid like me

If I just

Stay the course and play my hand right
Hit the books and stay up all night
Feel so good the next day
With something to show

Those were the expectations

Now I'm older and
All those people are gone

The ones who told me
Do my best, even though
I hated them for it

And I'm left to make
My own pressure
To get something out
Of each day, but I
Just keep losing my way

Feel like I can't

Stay the course and play my hand right
Lie with these thoughts and stay up all night
What will I do tomorrow?
Run it through one more time
What will be

The expectations

Doesn't anybody have any
Dreams plotted out for me?

Oh, I really need
Some expectations

What will we do tomorrow?
Run it through one more time
What will it be?

Doesn't anybody have any
Dreams plotted out for me
Dreams plotted out for me