21

They tell her from a young age

That beauty is looks and

And she believes them and tries her very best

Her innocence they take

And she starts to wear makeup

And wear clothes she thinks they'll like

But nobody told her

She has a pretty great person inside

No one said: You're capable and loving

You're kind and you're smart

You got passion in your eyes and beauty in your smile

And you are a work of art

It took me 21 years to see it this clear

Their story's wrong and it's not worth the tears

I am worth something

And I'm done acting

And how many times that I never loved

The person in the mirror, but that's who I was

I am so much more

And I finally surrendered the war

She finally gets to high school

She doesn't look like they do

She's not outgoing

She writes these songs alone in her room

And she finally gets to college

And thinks boys will be so different there

But she's disappointed

By the way they talk and stare

Pretty soon, she hardly eats at all

She's sick every day

Puking in the bathroom stall

And she wants to get better

'Cause she knows

She's not who she sees in the mirror

It took me 21 years to see it this clear

That their story wrong

And it's not worth the tears

I am worth something

And I'm done acting

And how many times that I never love

The person in the mirror

But that's who I was

I am so much more

And I finally surrendered the war

It all got too heavy

And I wasn't healthy

I was weak to the bones

Till I couldn't do this no more

And I thought about love

I gave to everyone else

And I'm still trying to convince myself

I deserve love as well

It took me 21 years to see it this clear

Their story's wrong and it's not worth the tears

I am worth something

And I'm done acting

And how many times, did I never loved

The person in the mirror, but that's who I was

I am so much more

And I finally surrendered the war