Lyrics
[verse]
You read a couple headlines, think you got it figured out
Think a photo tells the story, think you know me now, no doubt
But you never walked my hallway, never slept beneath my roof
Never felt the weight I carried, never needed any proof
I don't owe you an explanation for the life that I have led
Every chapter's mine to tell, every word is mine instead
Save the judgment for your mirror, save the theories for your friends
'Cause the story you're imagining ain't the one that never ends
[chorus]
You don't know me, no matter what you think you've read
You don't know me, all the rumors in your head
You don't know me, save the guessing, save the games
You don't know me, you just know the headline and the name
[verse]
Every interview's a snapshot, every clip's a moment stolen
Doesn't capture all the seasons that a whole life's really woven
I've been misquoted, I've been mixed up, I've been painted wrong before
Still I keep my head up, still I keep on walking through that door
You can write your version, print it, sell it on the stand
But the truth's a different story than the one you understand
I ain't asking for your pity, I ain't asking for a fix
Just stop pretending that you know me off a couple clips
[chorus]
You don't know me, no matter what you think you've read
You don't know me, all the rumors in your head
You don't know me, save the guessing, save the games
You don't know me, you just know the headline and the name
[bridge]
Maybe one day you'll sit down and hear the real thing
Maybe one day the story finally gets to sing
Till then keep your assumptions, keep your secondhand review
'Cause the only one who knows my story is the one who lived it too
[chorus]
You don't know me, no matter what you think you've read
You don't know me, all the rumors in your head
You don't know me, save the guessing, save the games
You don't know me, you just know the headline and the name
