Better

You’d think by now
They’d know what you need
It’s not as if you haven’t
Told them a million times already
But they never seem to get it right
Is a little empathy too much to ask for?
Am I not worth the trouble?
Do I not deserve some consideration?
I need you to keep me calm
Too bad we’re both on hind legs

Thankgod for the rain
Cause no one can tell
What’s rolling down these cheeks

Life is too confusing for living
Nothing is ever for sure
Is what they tell you
Really what they really mean?
Cause disappointment doesn’t carry limited warranties

I’m such a hypocrite
Telling people to decide for themselves
While looking at the faces of everyone else
I’m too selfish for my own good
The evidence is in these words
Have you read my previous self-absorbed verse?

It’s afternoon
Outside, the sun just started shining
But I can’t let these false hopes blind me
I can’t drown if I only have one foot under
But then again, I’ve been a deep-ender
Ever since grade seven
So I’ll be fine
As hard as it is to believe
When you hear me fall apart on the phone

Just listen, give me a minute,
And I’ll be fine