How Do You Move On

It feels like so many things just keep weighing me down
And I just keep ignoring, laughing, hiding behind the tears of a clown
I’m not the boy I once was yet not quite the man I want to be
Problem is I keep taking 2 steps forward and 1 step back trying to please everyone but me
A man must stand on his own and be true to who he is
Seems I know all the answers but ignore the right way to go just wanting to stay a kid
But now I know it’s time to grow up, well if not now then when?
This thing called life isn’t a game; if I fail I can’t just try again
Gotta get these weights off me and start on the right path
Even though I know what I have to do my common sense and inner child always seem to clash
So many things from a complicated past keep following me, stalking me
Nothing ever really stays behind you where you wish it would be
Feelings, mistakes, regrets, insecurities, and failures, all things I can’t dwell on
If ima make it in this crazy world, I gotta figure out how to move the hell on
People say don’t lose yourself, carry and cherish your past
Naw fuck that, except for a few exceptions my past has kicked my ass 
It seems a lot of my peers are at a similar crossroad
We all have something that either we won’t or can’t leave behind at home
We gotta make our own lives now, no longer be defined by our parents or where we grew up
Because bottom line when people see you in the future, they see YOU, the past aint worth a fuck
So this is a plea to us all to shed the weights, get the monkey off ya back, and air out the dirty laundry
Move on, simple concept you would think, problem is I can convince everyone to move on but me
It just can’t be this damn hard; I must be doing something wrong
So speaking for so many of my peers, someone, anyone, please, how do you move on?