"DON'T TELL ME WHO YOU THINK I AM"

I wrote this song with the other song relating to bullying. This is a critical issue for everyone in 2025. I am sharing my thoughts with everyone. It's not about me, but it's about all of humanity.

DON’T TELL ME WHO I AM

Verse 1

Nine hundred ninety-nine a month, that's what I get

Bills pile up higher every month

You say I should just live in a box

But I've worked harder than you'll ever know

Three jobs at once, went back to school

Fifty-two years old, still learning more

You think you know my whole story

But you only see what you want to see

Chorus

Who are you to tell me who I am?

I'm not your victim, I'm just getting by

Who are you to paint my life that way?

I've earned every line on my face

Verse 2

Small talk in hallways, tension in the air

Living on edges of someone else's space

You call me slacker while I scrape by

Nine seventy-two out of nine ninety-nine

I'm not ashamed of where I stand

But your words cut deeper than you know

Try to break me down with your stares

But I won't let you define my worth

Chorus

Who are you to tell me who I am?

I'm not your victim, I'm just getting by

Who are you to paint my life that way?

I've earned every line on my face

Bridge

(Living one day at a time)

(Making peace with what is mine)

Verse 3

Keep to myself in morning light

Count my blessings, hold my head high

You can judge me from your perch

But you don't know what strength is worth

I'll find my way to better days

Without your permission or your praise

Got my dignity, got my pride

That's something money cannot buy

Chorus

Who are you to tell me who I am?

I'm not your victim, I'm just getting by

Who are you to paint my life that way?

I've earned every line on my face

written & produced by

Vicki Lawana Trusselli

copyright 2025

Trusselli Art