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Just a little bit stronger,
just a little bit wiser,
just a little less needy,
& maybe I'd get there.
Just a little bit pretty,
just a little more aware,
just a little bit thinner,
& maybe I'd get there.
Clearly, clearly I remember
hiking up my skirt
& asking for your time.
Clearly, clearly I remember -
nervous if ever confronted
& questioning myself.
Oh, perhaps.. perhaps if I got better.
Perhaps if I challenged myself.
Perhaps if I was...
Just a little bit stronger,
just a little bit wiser,
just a little less needy,
& maybe I'd get there.
Just a little bit pretty,
just a little more aware,
just a little bit thinner,
& maybe I'd get there.
Clearly, clearly I remember
pulling up my shirt
& staring blank ahead.
Clearly, clearly I remember
days of useless crying
& almost feeling dead.
Perhaps, perhaps if I was smaller..
perhaps I could control myself?
Perhaps if I was...
Just a little bit stronger,
just a little bit wiser,
just a little less needy,
& maybe I'd get there.
Just a little bit pretty,
just a little more aware,
just a little bit thinner,& maybe I'd get there.