Doing things that comfort him
Squeeze out a small existence
Seeing people from the outside
Watching things unfold in silence

Hiding away from popularity
Loser boy, loser's life, they say
She watches him, scoffs at him
Ah, Francesca, the pretty fey

She controls the crowds
Come to have a piece of her
Boys come to her like dogs
She just spins them off her finger

This one, though, is not proud
Knows he's not more than he is
She's not sure what to do with him
decides to do something soon with this

New feelings in her heart
Careful not to show them
Can't let the others know
They wouldn't understand them

Who's in whose league?
Does it really matter?
Who are any of you to judge
If they ever ended up together?

Lip gloss and perfection
these just scare him away
He thinks they make her just
Like any social hurricane

He never notices the truth
Bitterness grips his heart
Nor do the others guess
What's been changing in her heart

How he wants to be with her, though!
He'd take her out in his car
He'd look into her eyes
Tell her how perfect they are

Darkness, pain, in her heart
Trying to forget about it
The shell that covers her
Shields from scorn and gossip

The perfect shell around her
To protect this little lass
Inside her soul, weeping
Haunted by her own painful past

To that boy she might've been a friend
Maybe more, maybe not
She wants to be different
In life, she wants a better lot

Were prayers ever considered?
Would they speak to God?
No, they wouldn't go that way
Some might think it would be odd

To turn into someone else overnight
Beauty is as beauty does
He could have been the one for her
But it's too late now, I trust

Who's to say how things turn out?
What's lead, what's gold?
Who's to say who's better?
Who's to say what'll unfold?

Nothing on this planet will change
Nothing but by God
Even thoughts on which we range
Sometimes the same in a pod

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