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It's been a long time since I've seen your face
Or heard your laugh
But I'm out of place

It's all about timing
-Something I could never get right
And so I go on living these sleepless nights

48 hours, what have you done to me?
Am I the same woman in the mirror
Or am I the stranger that wants selfishly?

As a young woman, I screamed that I would never conform
I don't want to be part of the 'norm'

But now I look around and is that what I've become?
Another blue collar worker- a no one?

Settled down, all nice and sweet
Oh yes, things look just perfectly

But is it all a joke?
Like the lines in a book that I never wrote

Making others happy I thought would fulfill my dream
But then why, inside, do I want to scream?

Is it the poison of lonliness that has worn me down?
I no longer know myself -I'm scared and ready to drown

Tick tock goes the passing clock
Waiting for more than I anticipated
Oh God, help me
I no longer know myself

It's been a long time since I felt this way
Bring me to the right path everyday

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