I wish we could go back to
the way things used to be
When we played with sidewalk chalk
and had bruises on our knees
When we didn't care what
others had to say
When we could fight and make up
When all we did was play
Back when we didn't have regrets
Everything was a game
Nothing had us stressed
Nobody had a label
We weren't pretty, ugly, rich, or poor
But nothing's like this anymore.

They say all men were created equal
but it seems this isn't true
For if my feelings were a color
right now they would be blue

You ask for my perfection
as if it's a simple thing
I'm trapped like a prisoner
with no relief from my pain

Your word are a whip
that leaves scars on my heart
you say that you love me
but then tear me apart

The tears have fallen
The cries have been heard
look what you did

My heart is clenched
by the fist of saddness
look what you did

I look but I cannot see
I seek but I cannot find
Look what you did

I pray but get no answer
My pain has no relief
Look what you did

The mountains arise
With courage she strides

When obstacles appear
she doesn't shed a tear

Her head's held up high
for this is her life

She weaves her own path
against the world's wrath

Before dawn's first light
she's up for the fight

I love you you say
yet I'm the one you betray

You ask me to stay
and lead me astray

I'll always be there for you
but I know this isn't true

I'll never leave you
as if I don't have a clue

You say believe me
but you're a snake in the weeds

You say that you'll change or that you'll try
but I know that this is all just a lie