I reach my arms out to you
Instead you sit down by my side
Pick up what you were reading
And act like everything’s fine
But I sit there looking straight ahead
Trying to figure out how I feel
First I’m hurt, then angry
Then I don’t understand
Maybe your love for me
Is somehow less real
Than the way that I’ve chosen
To perceive
What you and I have together
Maybe I’ve turned things
Around in my mind
Because I liked my version better
I walk inside and go to my room
Determined that I can be strong
That I don’t need the support
I long for from you
Fighting back feelings
That I did something wrong
By reaching my arms out to you
And wanting us to be close
Maybe it’s time to face the truth
That I’m trying so hard
Cause I don’t want to know
I don’t want to see
The way that you treat me
How you cut me down
With your subtle clips
And then try to treat me so sweetly
Just to make up for it
How you never tell me I’m funny
Or that you enjoy who I am
Instead I feel like I irritate you
Being myself just makes you mad
And I want to be with someone
Who makes me feel stronger
Who brings out the best parts in me
Someone who’s there with a loving smile
And reaching his arms out to me