I wasn't always like this,
Jealous and sharp,
Once I was free
To fly and fall,
Once I was happy,
And noticed the good things,
Instead of ridicule the ok,
Once my heart was flesh not glass,

And I would if you asked me to,
Pick your tears up off the cold floor
Cast them away,
And watch the glint of sadness
As the sun shines.
And if you would let me,
I would smile my warm smile,
To melt your heart back to a whole,

Once I made you cry,
And you nearly drowned in a puddle of your own tears,
I could have offered you my hand,
Helped as you screamed,
Mended your wounds,
But I didn't.
I thought you didn't need me,
Thought you didn't want me,

And I would if you asked me to,
Go back in time and change everything that was,
And maybe that would change everything that is now,
To something brighter and better,
And everything would be ok,
And I would if you let me,
Let me love you then way I did then,
The way I do now.

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