Leave a Light On For Me

[00:15.60] Why won't they talk to me
[00:19.28] Can't they see that I will be their friend
[00:27.46] I know that I don't look the same
[00:31.58] But couldn't we still play together, all the same
[00:40.94] I invited everyone, but no one ever came
[00:47.28] I guess they're not to blame
[00:52.72] Maybe if I was more fun, maybe sunnier
[00:58.45] Then they would see me, they would choose me
[01:07.86] Oh, Mom
[01:09.32] Don't cry for me
[01:11.05] There's nothing you can do
[01:14.15] You say, "Just hold on. You won't be lonely soon
[01:20.33] Some day, you'll find the ones who will see you for you"
[01:26.78] Just tuck me in, say a prayer, and leave a light on for me
[01:47.24] The corner of the room
[01:50.59] The last seat at the table
[01:53.62] They just used the last Polaroid
[01:59.84] My best friend down the street, they just moved away
[02:06.28] But it felt like they left long ago
[02:11.65] I am the afterthought, and I deserve to be so
[02:19.03] Forever trapped in mediocrity
[02:26.63] Please, Dad
[02:28.38] Don't fight for me
[02:29.95] You've done all you can do
[02:33.05] You say, I'm special so I'll believe it for you
[02:39.37] I know you're proud of me, or the idea of what I could be
[02:45.62] Just tuck me in, say a prayer, and LEAVE A LIGHT ON FOR ME
[03:12.51] To care to be aware that I will never be the best
[03:19.11] To bear within comparison who I am against the rest
[03:25.14] But if there is to be "First" and "Last", and "better" and "worst"
[03:31.66] Then that must mean that there's more like me than them
[03:41.12] Hey, Mom
[03:42.72] I found it
[03:44.03] They love me like you said
[03:47.21] And Dad
[03:49.27] You were right
[03:50.32] I'm special, in the end
[03:53.53] They may not be a lot, but I think they need me, too
[03:59.83] I keep a light on, so alone I'll never feel
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