Things Change

Sitting on her window sill
Reflecting on years past
She just can't help but laugh
As she watches the children play in the street
She remembers the days when she was one of them
But things change, nothing ever remains the same

Once upon a time
Her life was filled with make believe and lies
Like a fairy tale right out of a book
She once had a father and a caring mother
They were once a very happy family
But things change, nothing ever remains the same

She used to believe she was a princess
And that nothing could ever harm her
That the people she loved would live forever
Never to leave her side
That she'd always be daddy's little girl
But things change, nothing ever remains the same

She stopped believing all of these lies
The day her father died
No longer were her days filled with happiness and laughter
They were replaced with sadness and tears
She soon turned to the knife to help solve her problems
Things change, nothing ever remains the same

Her mother began drinking more
And by the end of every day she lay passed out on the floor
Leaving her little girl to care for herself
And showing her no love
So the girl cried herself to sleep every night
Things change, nothing ever remains the same

The little girl grew up wishing on a star
Hoping and praying things would get better
Weeks turned into months and months turned into years
The little girl's prayers continued to go unanswered
And she still cries herself to sleep every night
Things change, nothing ever remains the same

This little girl turns and looks into the mirror
And to her surprise the reflection she sees is me
I'm the girl with no father and an alcoholic for a mother
I'm the one dealing with depression
And the one who has a very deadly obsession
I'm the one praying my suffering ends

But each and every day my prayers go unanswered