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Never Good Enough


It's tough bearing all the responsibility 

Being the oldest is hard

Never good enough

They always cave to you

I’m left in the wrong

Always my fault

Never good enough

I shoulder the blame 

Cause you're the baby

Everything always comes easy

Never good enough

They put you first

It’s always you

Never good enough

And they don’t see

How the hurt is breaking me

Always spoken over or ignored

Never good enough

So I’ve learned to keep quiet

No one notices me

They don’t notice my silence

Or the fact that I stopped eating

Never good enough

The tiredness in my gaze

Or the tears I cry before bed

The scars on my arm 

The urge to cut some more

Never good enough

Because they only focus on you

I just wished they paid me half the attention they pay you two

 
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