Intro
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Story of a girl who lost her world, so she could be beautiful
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VERSE 1
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Fifteen, so sweet, you'd think, But she's got a secret.
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Made up her mind, The day she came to find out that he left
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I guess there's another girl
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This time blue eyes, blonde hair
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She'll do anything to catch his eye
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But she knows she'll never compare
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VERSE 2
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Skips school, won't eat, can barely sleep
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Takes drastic measures.
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Runs seven miles a day in the sun
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Wearing a sweater
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She turns the radio on so no one hears what she's doing.
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'Coz she's convinced herself he'll come back to her, when she's perfect.
CHORUS
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She's just a girl, who doesn't know she's already beautiful.
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One year ago, if you had seen her you would never know
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This would be her only out, for every time she's broken down, and hates
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herself,
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For everything that's wrong in life, looks in the mirror to criticize, she'd
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rather be beautiful than alive.
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VERSE 3
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Nineteen, one shrink, two times a week, but nothings changing.
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Mom cries at night for her life, 'coz she knows she's fading.
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She's tried to turn around, but she's too far in the wrong direction
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Wasn't s'pose to be this way, all she wanted was some affection.
CHORUS
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She's just a girl, who doesn't know she's already beautiful.
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One year ago, if you had seen her you would never know
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This would be her only out, for every time she's broken down, and hates
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herself,
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For everything that's wrong in life, looks in the mirror to criticize, she'd
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rather be beautiful than alive.
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Oh oh oh oh
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Oh oh oh oh
VERSE 4
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Twenty three, Now she's buried underneath red roses.
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I'm gonna miss her and I hope someone learns from this
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Maybe she's happy now, Maybe she's finally free
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Of not feeling good enough, And maybe she's rid of her disease.
CHORUS
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She's just a girl, who doesn't know she's already beautiful.
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One year ago, if you had seen her you would never know
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This would be her only out, for every time she's broken down, and hates
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herself,
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For everything that's wrong in life, looks in the mirror to criticize, she'd
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rather be beautiful than alive.
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