You Don't Believe I Understand...

You don't believe I understand
How lonely you are...and then again
How sad you feel when you talk to me
Of your pain and your needs

You can't believe I felt like you
Scared, alone--unsure what to do
You're frightened to believe that I
Understand when you need to cry

You hesitate to share your grief
You're so caught up in your belief
That I can't understand your pain
Your anger, hurt or even shame

You refuse to believe that I know
Just how hard it is to grow
To become all that you can be
Sometimes you wish that you were free

Of all the stress of growing up
You wish that I would just shut up
And leave you alone to pretend
You have no one, not even a friend

Who cares about what you say or do
Who's growing up just like you
I know that now you don't believe
In time these things from you will flee

I love you so--you just can't know
I'd do anything to help you grow
Into the person you want to be
I'll help you set your spirit free

I've loved you from the day you were born
From the moment I held your tiny form
Inside of me the love began
I'll love you to the very end

No matter what you say or do
I'll always be there, standing by you
Before I go let me say again
You may not know it--but I'm your best friend.

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