LOOK INTO MY EYES FOR I AM HUMAN JUST LIKE YOU
I FEEL THE SAME JOY, PAIN, AND SORROWS THAT YOU DO
SO WHAT! I HAVE FEELINGS OF FINE CHINA THAT ARE EASILY BROKEN
I BELIEVE IN ME JUST AS YOU BELIEVE IN YOU

NOW THAT I'M ALL WEAKENED AND FEELING ALONE AND CONFUSED
YOU WALK BY WITH YOUR FOOLISH REMARKS BUT TOO AFRAID TO STARE
LOOK AT HER; SHE'S SO WEAK, SHE SHOULDN'T TAKE THAT, THAT'S TOO DUMB
BUT I WILL TAKE YOUR NICKELS, DIMES, QUARTERS, OR WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO SPARE

I AM STILL THE SAME PERSON WHO YOU KNEW BEFORE
THE PERSON YOU USED TO CALL TO COME AND SIT TO WATCH YOU CHILDREN NEXT DOOR
WE TOOK TURNS BABYSITTING FOR ONE ANOTHER WHILE THE OTHER WOULD WORK
YOU WOULD SIT AT MY KITCHEN TABLE AS I WASHED, PRESSED , AND CURLED YOU CHILDRENS HAIR

I'M NOT ASKING FOR YOUR SYMPATHY NOR DO I EXPECT PITY
FOR IF THE SHOE WERE ON THE OTHER FOOT, HELP IS WHAT YOU WOULD GET FROM ME
NOW WE MEET AGAIN IN STRANGE SITUATIONS
WITH ONLY YOU AND I KNOWING THAT WE WERE ONCE BEST FRIENDS

WHEN YOU FINALLY FINISH RIDING THAT HIGH HORSE THAT YOU DO
LOOKING DOWN ON ME NOT THINKING THIS COULD BE YOU
REMEMBER ALTHOUGH NOW OUR LIVES ARE DIFFERENT 
AND OUR WORLDS ARE SO FAR APART
THOSE MEMORIES OF YESTERDAY WILL FOREVER REMAIN IN MY HEART


 
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