[Verse 1]
Stopped over in Austin
First sold-out show and a Lone Star beer
I kept thinking 'bout Oakland
There's too much change coming over the years
It's 10 o'clock in the morning
And I'm too stressed out, walking down South Congress
I don't know if I got this
I drank too much coffee and I didn't eat breakfast
[Chorus]
Don't tell me how to sing this song
Don't tell me how to sing this song
'Cause I got everything it takes so
Don't try to tell me how to sing it and
Don't tell me how to sing this song
[Verse 2]
Another break from the road
And I'm stuck to a couch in New York City
Been trying to turn my thoughts into gold
'Cause I'm barely getting by on coffee and dumplings
Struck nude, I'm still inside
'Cause I wake three times in the middle of the night
I'm on edge, I'm off beat
I got no bounce in the bottom of my feet 'cause
[Chorus]
Don't tell me how to sing this song
Don't tell me how to sing this song
'Cause I got everything it takes so
Don't try to tell me how to sing it and
Don't tell me how to sing this song
[Bridge]
I'm not stopping at all
It's summer in the district and it's humid
I'm trying to get you to fall
In love with the music, it'll save us all
[Chorus]
I got everything it takes so
Don't try to tell me how to sing it and
Don't tell me how to sing this song
[Outro]
Don't try, don't try to tell me how
Don't try to tell me how