She wipes the dirt off her face
Beneath the torn exterior
Below the mask she paints
She’s still just the girl
Yearning to be more

She never was quite what she wanted
Never felt she was pretty enough
The girl in the mirror was an illusion
Her laugh, her smile...fade in her eyes

She wiped the tears from her face
Beneath her tough exterior
Below the confidence she fakes
She’s still just a girl
Trying to make it by

She was never what she hoped to be
Never quite good enough for love
Her image in the mirror so distorted
Her pain, her hurt...shone bright in her eyes

She wiped the dirt off her face
Beneath her tough exterior
Below the mask she paints
She’s still just a girl
Wanting to be loved
 
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