Thank You, Pain
Everything is changing as I learn to love myself — regrets, flaws, faults and all
Shone a smile at a girl crossing the street
Hold her gaze wonderin’ is she smiling back at me?
Over ear headphones and hair cut short
Sweet smile so real that’s her heart looking back at me
Does her smile hide her struggles
Or had she overcome today
And like me just felt like smiling there was nothing we could say
But if we had shared a word I figure it would be
Life is beautiful — we’ve come a long way haven’t we
In her look mellow eyes only love that I felt
Inner light cause the ice in my coffee cup to melt
That smile made my morning but soon I looked away
What did she see? A foreigner
Lakers shirt plastic bag of groceries
Damn that felt good what the hell did we just share
Looked both ways and crossed the street
Why’s this moment feel so rare
Was it meant to be more or was a smile enough
Life is beautiful, I mean it, and I’m sharing this because
Instead of beating myself up
Crossed the street and said nothing
I felt proud of myself — that smile told me something
I’m done with that shit, being my own enemy
Today’s a new day
And I choose to love me
