Ever had someone tell you how to live your life? Stay Out of My Lane is for anyone who’s ever been judged, monitored, or meddled with. It’s a song about drawing boundaries—whether it’s against nosy neighbors, unsolicited advice, or a government that knows too much. Because at the end of the day, your choices are yours, and the only opinion that matters is the one in the mirror.

Stay Out of My Lane

Yeah, I know a feller out in Phoenix
Not always nice, but not the meanest
He’s a little unkempt, not the cleanest
Thinks a little different, to some an extremist
His ways, they never hurt a soul
Pays his own way, never been on the dole
Not how you roll, but does it matter
Shut your mouth and cease your chatter

Never you mind, don’t be suspicious
Best look away and mind your own business
If it’s not your place, it’s not your concern
Better back off, cause it’s not your turn
If you know what’s best, use your brain
Do what’s right, stay out of my lane
You have no say, you score no gain
Do what’s right, stay out of my lane

Knew a gal who grew up in Boston
Married my friend, they moved to Austin
Gave up her chance of a top education
You’re ruining your life, their allegation
Living for others, was her aggravation
It’s my life, her new declaration
Why would you leave? Why resettle
What’s it to you? Must you always meddle

Never you mind, don’t be suspicious
Best look away and mind your own business
If it’s not your place, it’s not your concern
Better back off, cause it’s not your turn
If you know what’s best, use your brain
Do what’s right, stay out of my lane
You have no say, you score no gain
Do what’s right, stay out of my lane

We all know the feds, in D.C
We know what’s best, is their decree
Home of the brave, land of the free
But the NSA must not agree
They know what you say, know what you’re watching
See what you write, know who you’re calling
Guaranteed rights, they no longer matter
Liberty gets slim, government gets fatter

Never you mind, don’t be suspicious
Best look away and mind your own business
If it’s not your place, it’s not your concern
Better back off, cause it’s not your turn
If you know what’s best, use your brain
Do what’s right, stay out of my lane
You have no say, you score no gain
Do what’s right, stay out of my lane

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