[Verse 1]

Yeah, lately I feel like a puppet, being pulled in fifty million different places

Girlfriend's on the phone, the other line I got my agent

Like hey jake, got good news, we just booked another tour

Yea that's good and all but that just means another civil war between me and my girl

What am I supposed to say?

Hey baby, how you doing? I missed you, oh, by the way I'm bout to leave again

I'm going on a fall tour

But I'll be back before you know it, then I'm all yours

Listen, jake, she'll understand, this is more important

Oh, really? you wanna tell her that?

'cause if I ever did she'd probably kill me

Look I'm sorry, jake but it's done deal, you're leaving thursday

And you'll be on the road during christmas and your birthday

Great, my girl's mad 'cause I ain't there a lot

And now I gotta spend my birthday in the courtyard marriott

Jake, I know you're stressed, man, you've had a busy year

But this is what you signed up for, this is your career

This industry ain't for the weak-hearted, jake, I thought you knew

That you can't pursue your dream and have a normal life, too

If you ain't ready tell me now, I never said that it was easy

Otherwise I'll be in my office, you know where to reach me.

[Hook]

Damn, I'm feeling like a puppet

A goddamn puppet

Being pulled in a million different ways

Man, I think I'm bout to break

I'm a puppet

A goddamn puppet

Sick of feeling like a puppet

Sometimes I wanna disappear,

All these voices in my ear

I'm a puppet.

[Verse 2]

Look, hang up with my agent, put my phone down on the table

Five seconds later get a call from my label

Like hey, jake, how you doing? tell me how's the album coming?

We heard your last song and honestly we didn't love it

We don't think it'll make the cut, could've written better verses

Deadline's in a month and now we starting to get nervous

Stop getting so distracted, start picking up the pen

You need more time in the studio, and less time with your friends

'cause it's crunch time, should be doing nothing but making music

We follow you on instagram, see everything you doing

Yea we see you at the beach, at the gym, at the mall

To be honest, doesn't seem like you're working hard at all

How dare you say that I don't even have time to take a shit

I've been working non-stop and I'll be honest, I admit

Sometimes I need a break, this life can drive a man crazy

Especially when your label keeps calling saying you're lazy

Listen, jake, I know it's hard

Sometimes it isn't fun

But if this album tanks, well your career could be done

If you ain't ready tell us now, never said that it was easy

Otherwise I'll be in my office, you know where to reach me.

[Hook]

Damn, I'm feeling like a puppet

A goddamn puppet

Being pulled in a million different ways

Man, I think I'm bout to break

I'm a puppet

A goddamn puppet

Sick of feeling like a puppet

Sometimes I wanna disappear,

All these voices in my ear

I'm a puppet.