We used to wish that we could be older
Not realizing what growing up really was
Now here we are trying to keep up
as time blows on past us
You can't run or hide
the second will still tick on by
You can't hit pause in real life
Hours turn to days
And days into months
I  guess growing up isn't all that fun
You can't back up, for time will only march forward
there is no rewind button
You can't just hit clear or backspace
life doesn't work that way
You just have to keep going
With your head held up high
Just take what you can get
'cause you can't borrow time

You think she is happy
but truly she is torn
Her eyes twinkle, but-
Oh! - Look again
it's really just tears
tracking down to her chin
She's the center of attention
but would rather be alone
She dresses to impress
But couldn't care less
She acts like sunshine
but really she's rain
She say that she's fine
'cause she won't share her pain
She'd rather cry all alone
in a little pool of shame

My heart is a puzzle
that cannot be solved
the pieces are scattered
some broken, some lost
A couple have tried to gather the pieces
but realized the problem
and simply retreated
Some pieces were taken a souveniers
perhaps a way to remember my tears
My heart has been stolen
a few times before
but is always given back
broken even more

He's like whiskey and coke
He's worse than any drug I could smoke
A habit I can't break
No matter how much of an effort I make

He's my addiction
I simply can't resist him
I can't give him up
For I love him too much

I want his love
like an addict needs a drug
I'm an alcoholic and
He's the bottle I drink from

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