Eon Zero - Runner Up

Back when I was just a kid, everything hurt but it is what it is
Tryna find love but it hit me in the ribs
Found her with my best friend said it's just a kiss
And now I'm all grown up it's hard to reminisce
That's why I never like it when it rains
I'm just running through these cycles of the shame
Til I'm out of breath and locked between the chains of
Embarrassment and honesty cause they hurt me the same
It's like I never won a thing in my entire fucking life
All I wanted was to sing but couldn't find a way to write
Always was the runner up but you could say that that's the price
Of being a kid and living life
When you're stuck in second place and no one knows your name
Feels like when I was seventeen when I thought life was just a dream
But when you're stuck in second place and no one knows your face
I hope one day I make it home
Oh, there's no better place to grow than second place
Than second place
Yeah
They never picked me first in gym, probably always picked me last
I was dying for a win so I had to fill my glass
It was always half empty from living in the past
Always staring at the clouds when I'm laying in the grass
When I should've felt the sunshine beaming on my skin
Every day that I'm alive is another chance to win
Life is always throwing punches, gotta take em on the chin
So now I take my losses and I wear em on my skin
Just like a tattoo, covering the scars on my skin like it's past due
Well shit that used to be the rent, now I have to
Find another way to win, build a castle
Dive into the moat and learn to swim
I learned you get what you give and you get what you deserve
But it's gonna take some patience, you gotta wait your turn
So take all of your problems, you gotta let them burn
I guess you gotta thank God for what you learn
When you're stuck in second place, and no one knows your name
Feels like when I was 17, when I thought life was just a dream
But when you're stuck in second place, and no one knows your face
I hope one day I make it home
Oh, there's no better place to grow than second place
Second place
Second place
Yeah

Written by:
Ian O'Harris

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