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Life's not fair


Why do things always 
happen this way? 
How come all the words 
I happen to say 
hurt everyone around me 
or kill the soul inside me 
why can’t my life be right 
why do we have to fight? 
why do we have to argue? 
can’t we just try to glue 
the pieces back in place? 
or replace the lies we told 
with the gold of 
honesty 
what happened to all of my dreams? 
i wanted a family 
i wanted to do things right 
my futures surpass to be bright 
with parents who talk 
or friends with real faces 
I’m tired of the races 
why couldn’t it all be perfect? 
why isn’t life with it? 
i try real hard 
i just needed a little help 
now my lives on track 
my dads come back 
my old friends are gone 
and my new ones are the best 
i don’t know about the rest 
haven’t got there yet

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