The Way It Used to Be

She was a child, care free, innocent, and oblivious to the way of life
suddenly sucked into a world of deceit and hard times
as a little girl she couldn't find her way,
her way to happiness

As she gew older her days just seemed to pass her by,
where did she go wrong?
her heart set on belonging
her future, becoming more and more of a silly childhood dream

She wishes to be better
she wishes her mistakes could only float away from her
like a boat being drawn futher and further from the sea.
Her life full of heart break,
Her family only expecting dissappointment

She only wishes for the way it used to be

Expecting the best
Experiencing the worst.
No one to turn to,
Friends turning to rivals and enemies.
The simplest of duties turning to difficult expectations.

She wondered, where it is that she may go,
Life is too cruel.
It seemed as if everyone she met across her journey
were only there to harm her and bring misery

One day she wishes to gather her belongings
and leave this life that hurt her so,
To just lift her wings and fly away
from a world full of corruption.

She had no one to fall back on
to wipe away her tears
and when she found someone she believed would be there forever
they would always leave her to pick up the pieces.

She only wishes for the way it used to be

She wondered the streets to clear her head,
time was too precious to waste.
all the short cuts she made on her journey
and all the people that broke her
all the dreams she had that faded away

Yes, as she grew up
she lost it all
a small child who grew up
a child who believed in dreams,
broke down because of reality

Every tear she wept,
Every precious smile she had to offer
and every kind word she said to those who deceived her
she only meant for her dreams to come true
she only meant to live her life the way anyone else would

But they all left her there, so suddenly
everyone just let go and gave up on her
that child that wanted to be somebody
that child who grew up and gained nothing but tears
that child......

I only wish for the way it used to be....