he waits by the window, everyday
for the little girl to come home and play
she's his favorite, he likes the smell of her
the way she runs her fingers through fur
and talks to him, even if he doesn't understand
she's never rough when giving a command
it's more like a question, a please do this
she tops it with a pat and he gives her a kiss
she lets him sleep in her big warm bed
gives him baths and makes sure he's fed
she listens, even though he doesn't talk
plays ball with him, takes him for a walk
somethings different, it doesn't make sense
no big yellow school bus pulling up at the fence
no little girl with pigtails and a happy smile
maybe he should just wait a little while
same thing happens day after day
why doesn't the little girl come home to play?
and the humans cry, the house is always too dark
and he knows now what its like to have a broken heart
he stops eating, though they all try
he just waits by the window as the days pass by
he doesn't understand how she can be gone
leaving him so desperate, feeling alone
because she was his, his one true friend
and he feels the changes in the wind
and how the world seems empty without her laugh
the roads look scary without her dancing down the path
and every sound makes him bark
when he can't find her hand in the dark
she was right, innocent and she was good
and now tennis ***** don't bounce like they should

she was perfect in the beginning
before the botox and hair extensions
the adding to and taking from
her body endured
the smile that she faked
with teeth that weren't hers
but they were perfect
just like you expected her to be
and i watched her fade away
no longer the person she used to be
but she had to be perfect
for you
because you couldn't stomach
the thought of being with someone
who wasn't, could never be
a model of the things you desired
in the flesh, yours to hold
but her heart was no longer
the one you used to know
the one you fell in love with
because this one was empty
just like you wanted her to be
because if she had to be perfect
she could never be herself

somehow the pieces never really fit
you said you were done, over it
and we drank together, that last night
you said you were just too tired to fight
but you laughed after a sad smile
i tried to get you to hang around for a while
but i should've tried harder, done better
you told me not to worry in the letter
i didn't know the sadness was that deep
that you were heading off to an eternal sleep
your words start running together at the end
when you told me i was your only friend
and that hurt so much, knowing i didn't save you
never really saw just how much you were going through
when you were laughing the loudest and the longest
between the two of us, i thought you the strongest
because it was always you pulling me back
when the world would grow so cold and black
it was your voice, singing a simple word
it was the purest, sweetest thing i heard
i'm sorry that i was so weak
that i couldn't stop to speak
and bring you out of the dark
your memories leave holes in my heart
if i could have those moments again
i'd try harder to save my sweetest friend

she looks away, hiding the scars on her face
and fears she will never fit in this place
because the children laugh and call her names
the center of their amusement, cruel little games
and her heart is cracking, breaking inside
and she just wants to run and hide
hurt is here, she has plenty
and love is gone, she's left empty
once she was a pretty girl, long hair and smooth skin
but she may never get the chance to be that girl again
the marks left here run so deep
and she can only sit and weep
when people have to look away
no one will talk, no one will stay
she feels like a monster and she feels rage
they see her like an animal in a cage
and she just wishes this wasn't real
all this sorrow and anger she feels
her parents were in the car that night
when a drunk driver ran that red light
and took them both away too soon
she lie bleeding beneath the summer moon
glass cuts deep, leaving scars
and she's trapped between the cars
and her screams don't make a sound
they tell her she's lucky that she was found
they could fix her, make her new
she wishes that could've been true
but now she's here without a friend in the world
and they laugh and mock this sad little girl
for being different

i carry my heart around, heavy and broken
and think of all the things left unspoken
how you'll never get the chance to grow
so much i wanted you to know
and my body felt like an anchor, sinking
time alone, too much time spent thinking
of all the things that could've, should've been
i just wanted that moment, to see you again
never knew sorrow, how a person could be so sad
you were the best thing that i never had
because you were gone before we ever met
the sweet baby that i'll never forget
the one that i carried inside of me
who lies sleeping in my memory
and i'd give up everything i know
to watch you laugh, watch you grow
my soul so wounded and covered in scars
but i imagine you're out there among the stars
and every night i kneel and pray
that there will come a day
when you're back in mama's arms

in every darkness there's a light
a reason to go on, continue to fight
it's always hope that pulls us through
when we paint the world different shades of blue
sometimes bitter words on the soul can leave a stain
but you can't know love if you've never known pain
you never feel whole until you've been broken
by actions of others or words unspoken
there's no balance to life if you've never known regret
and piecing the puzzle together, why try to forget
that every path you've taken has led you here
and it's a choice to live in happiness or fear
never be a victim to your own circumstances
because life is always full of second chances
new beginnings and new days will come
are you standing in the shadows or out in the sun
this moment, love it with your all
you can rise again, after any fall
in every darkness there's a light
a reason to go on, continue to fight

like sheep you follow
with eyes so hollow
trusting the word of each other
not to rise against your brother
it's the fellow man
the one with the plan
and you drink it in
time and time again
trusting in words where there's no truth
the sadness of our misled youth
don't you have opinions, your own voice
whatever happened to the beauty of choice
you put all your faith in empty words
and repeat everything you've heard
don't you have a single thought
other than the things you're taught
when you're grouped together, like this
the truth is there, it's hard to miss
and you look like animals being led to slaughter