Nowhere Fast

I got to church just to go the pastors talking but I don't know
What he's saying 'cause my mind is going in different places
My voice is shot from screaming lyrics no one cares to hear
Followed by an applause from a crowd so insincere
And I'll check the boxes that you need, I'll cut my hair, get my degree
Have it all figured out by twenty-three
And if I slip up will the world come on crashing down?
Or will my mommas friends gossip to everyone in town?

They're saying
That boy's going nowhere fast
He can't get his head out his ass
He's chasing the devil, he's too high to realize this pipe dream
It ain't gonna last
Well the voices just get so damn loud
But I'm steady drowning it out, if you're wondering where I'm at
You'll be happy to know that I'm going nowhere fast

I'll keep you close until you gotta leave, then I'll write a song
'Cause everything I learned from love told me doesn't last that long
And I'll rearrange my plans to follow what's on your agenda and under-stay my welcome
'Cause I thought it would prevent an unwanted conversation
From a family friend on Christmas while I'm lying to their face and they pretend that want to listen

Saying
That boy's going nowhere fast
He can't get his head out his ass
He's chasing the devil, he's too high to realize this pipe dream
It ain't gonna last
Well the voices just get so damn loud
But I'm steady drowning it out, if you're wondering where I'm at
You'll be happy to know that I'm going nowhere fast

Yeah, I'm going nowhere
Can hardly breathe in these crowded spaces
Exposing my brain to relate to strangers
Feeding myself a lie, but I'm not sure if I care at all
Can feel the anger of a wannabe somebody
Told me that it's probably safer just to let it be
But I ain't you and this feeling can't dissolve

And he said
That boy's going nowhere fast
He can't get his head out his ass
He's chasing the devil, he's too high to realize this pipe dream
It ain't gonna last
Well the voices just get so damn loud
But I'm steady drowning it out, if you're wondering where I'm at
You'll be happy to know that I'm going nowhere fast

Oh, oh
Yeah, I'm going nowhere fast