Cover art for Selfish by Jacob Sartorius

Selfish

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Nylo, Matty Fresh &
Oct. 6, 20171 viewer10.4K views

Selfish Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I heard it takes
Ten thousand hours
To be the master of your craft
One hundred ways
That I could change
My attitude keeps me on track
To defend from forces out of my control
I put in the work 'cause I think you should know the truth
The truth

[Chorus]
That I wanna be more than our yesterdays
'Cause there's just too much to lose
I wanna be more than a grain of sand
On the beach, I want the view
I wanna be the one, one, one in a million
Call me selfish for you
I wanna be the one, one, one in a million
Call me selfish for you

[Verse 2]
I heard they say
My generation
Is all 'bout ADD
But in the past
They didn't have
Facebook Twitter Snap and IG
Distractions are everywhere as far as I can see
The patience I got you is taking all of me, me
Count on me
[Chorus]
I wanna be more than our yesterdays
'Cause there's just too much to lose
I wanna be more than a grain of sand
On the beach, I want the view
I wanna be the one, one, one in a million
Call me selfish for you
I wanna be the one, one, one in a million
Call me selfish for you

[Bridge]
Life is the shortest, long road
Yeah, ever known
I wanna have something new
That I can show, oh

[Chorus]
I wanna be more than our yesterdays
'Cause there's just too much to lose
I wanna be more than a grain of sand
On the beach, I want the view
I wanna be the one, one, one in a million
Call me selfish for you
I wanna be the one, one, one in a million
Call me selfish for you

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Release Date
October 6, 2017
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