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Are You Happy Now?


Are you happy now,

You always told me when I was young,

Not to tell people my problems.

They wouldn't want to hear me whine.

Well you should be proud.

I have scars all over my body,

Yet I haven't told a soul.

Are you happy now?

 

Are you happy now,

When I was little you always said,

Don't cry, don't show your weakness

You shouldn't even cry at your age, that's for babies.

Well you should be proud.

I can't cry now, not at funerals,

Not in the dead of night when no one's around.

Are you happy now?

 

Are you happy now,

You told me years ago, when I was small,

Not to ask for help, do it all yourself,

Man up, or are you a little sissy.

Well you should be proud.

I never ask for help, never make a silent plea.

No matter how much I may need it.

Are you happy now?

 

 

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