Everything Changes

I used to live
in the bad part of town
people wandered the streets
with a permanent frown

Everything was dirty
and covered with trash
my school was old
but still part of my past

Everyone was poor
some people did drugs
while others stole
only to then be mugged

My apartment was small
but it was my home
my friends had problems
I had several of my own

I never thought it was weird
it was the life that I knew
but that all changed
the day that I moved

We bought a big house
the neighbours were kind
everyone was happy
problems were hard to find

My school was nice
the kids always smiled
no one seemed to know sorrow
and I liked it for a while

Then I remembered
all the things from my past
I tried to outrun it
so my new life could last

People thought I was strange
because I had friends who died
they couldn't understand
why each night I cried

They thought I was odd
because I'd gone out with boys
or that my friends drank or smoked
instead of playing with toys

To them it was weird
that my family didn't get along
no matter what I tried
I just didn't belong

Where I came from
I was a good child
but now I'm considered
rebellious and wild

I didn't change
just the people around
I went from the top of the bottom
all the way to the ground