I Hope You’re Happier Now

When you call me up
You’re always up for
Anything you want
When we’re changing plans
And plan to hang
It’s okay if you don’t

But if I laugh too fast
Or smile at the wrong time
Blink not once but twice
Or misunderstand and ask why
It’s always my fault
I’m always the problem

But you can laugh if I’m falling
You can smile when I’m crying
Disappear when I’m the one calling
Hold me down as soon as I’m flying

I hope you’re happier now
I hope you look in the mirror
And like what you see and how
Your worth isn’t based on others
Or how bad you think they look
I hope you’re happier than you were
I hope you like who you are
And trust the kindness in others
Even if it’s not in your heart
Even if you can’t give it back
I hope something in the world
Something really really good
Changes your mind somehow
I hope you’re happier now

How lonely must it be
To be the only one
Who can’t love
Anything or anyone who
Doesn’t make you
Feel in control

If you’re not the best
If you don’t know it all
Then no one else can
No one else can make the call
It’s always someone else
It’s never just yourself

You’re pretty if someone’s not
If she’s a mess then that makes you hot
You want plenty of friends
But where are you in the end

I hope you’re happier now
When you go out and see
The world and become
Well-traveled like you said you’d be
I hope you relish its beauty
I hope you’re happier than before
When you come back home
And open your mansion door
When no one’s looking and no one knows
I hope you like yourself
And I hope you like your friends
Open your heart and allow
Yourself to be happier now

Maybe one day our lines
Will cross again
And we’ll look back in time
And think about when
Everything was easy
How you never said sorry
And it was okay with me
Because a friend was all I needed

I hope you’re happier now
That you’ve found something
To smile about
I hope you’re happier now
So that someone else’s joy
Isn’t something you cry about
I hope you’re happier now

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