You're stuck on a chain
And you're toein' the line
Seems like every time that you catch up
You only fall behind

And you're trapped inside this world you made yourself
But that's not the world I live in
This is not the life for me
'Cause my world's bigger than your problems
And it's bigger than me
That's not the world I live in
This is not the life for me
'Cause my world's bigger than your problems
And it's bigger than me

There's always someone to blame, mm
For the things you do yourself
You think that everythin' that's goin' wrong
Is because of someone else

And you're trapped inside this world you made yourself
And that's not the world I live in
This is not the life for me
'Cause my world's bigger than your problems
And it's bigger than me
It's not the world I live in
This is not the life for me
'Cause my world's bigger than your problems
And it's bigger than me (me, me, me)
And it's bigger than me (oh, oh, woah ooh-oh)
'Cause I'm on the outside and I'm lookin' in

And that's not the world I live in
This is not the life for me
'Cause my world's bigger than your problems
And it's bigger than me
It's not the world I live in
This is not the life for me
'Cause my world's bigger than your problems
And it's bigger than me
'Cause my world's bigger than your problems
And it's bigger than me


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My World Lyrics as written by Robert Todd Harrell Bradley Kirk Arnold

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    yeah along the lines of the previous comment, this song comes off to me as describing how you can't let others walk all over you and how you have to stand up for yourself at times... otherwise the problems of others' is going to drag you down. You have to live your own life.

    "There's always someone to blame for the things you do to yourself. You think that everything that's going wrong is because of someone else. And you're trapped inside this world you made yourself. That's not the world I live in, this is not the life for me. 'Cuz my world's bigger than your problems and it's bigger than me."

    Those lyrics just speak for itself.. that's my favorite part of the song... basically just saying that you have to deal with the consequences of your own actions, and you should learn to accept that instead of constantly complaining about it or blaming someone else.

    Alot of my life can be related to this song.. I have a hard time standing up for myself when it's necessary.. so this song means alot to me. :)

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