Leave a Light On For Me

Why won't they talk to me

Can't they see that I will be their friend

I know that I don't look the same

But couldn't we still play together, all the same

I invited everyone, but no one ever came

I guess they're not to blame

Maybe if I was more fun, maybe sunnier

Then they would see me, they would choose me

Oh, Mom

Don't cry for me

There's nothing you can do

You say, "Just hold on. You won't be lonely soon

Some day, you'll find the ones who will see you for you"

Just tuck me in, say a prayer, and leave a light on for me

The corner of the room

The last seat at the table

They just used the last Polaroid

My best friend down the street, they just moved away

But it felt like they left long ago

I am the afterthought, and I deserve to be so

Forever trapped in mediocrity

Please, Dad

Don't fight for me

You've done all you can do

You say, I'm special so I'll believe it for you

I know you're proud of me, or the idea of what I could be

Just tuck me in, say a prayer, and LEAVE A LIGHT ON FOR ME

To care to be aware that I will never be the best

To bear within comparison who I am against the rest

But if there is to be "First" and "Last", and "better" and "worst"

Then that must mean that there's more like me than them

Hey, Mom

I found it

They love me like you said

And Dad

You were right

I'm special, in the end

They may not be a lot, but I think they need me, too

I keep a light on, so alone I'll never feel