Little Me

She lives in the shadow of a lonely girl.
Voice so quiet you don't hear a word,
Always talking but you can't be heard.
You can see it there if you catch her eye,
I know she's brave but trapped inside,
Scared to step but you don't know why.
Wish I knew then, what I know now.
Wish I could somehow,
Go back and tell me to listen to my own advice.
I'd tell her to speak up, tell her to shout out,
Talk a bit louder, be a bit prouder.
Tell her she's beautiful, wonderful, everything she doesn't see.
You gotta speak up, you gotta shout out,
And know that, right here, right now,
You could be beautiful, wonderful, anything you want to be...yeah, little me.
Yeah, you got a lot of time to act you age!
Can't write a good book from a single page.
Hands on the clock only turn one way.
If you run to fast and you'll risk it all,
You can't be afraid to take a fall.
Felt so big, yet she looks so small.
Wish I knew back then, what I know now,
Wish I could somehow,
Go back and tell me to listen to my own advice.
Yeah, little me...I'm now paying the price.