I wrote this as I posted it... For Nathan
Wyatt, I did so many things so you’d noti… I wore clothes I didn’t like, stuff I wouldn’t wear otherwise, but you still never looked over,
I wish I’d been there when you ne… I’m not with you now, but I shoul… You thought I was the one you wan… But I ran away because I was haun… You said I was beautiful, I didn’…
Didn’t think I needed you, didn’t think I deserved this, didn’t want this to happen, what am I to do? You didn’t think about this,
They said, broken wings, shattered dreams, fractured heart. I said,
Renegade, rebel without a cause, rock goddess, Friday rocker, Saturday superstar,
I am Amanda Laughman. I’m in band and orchestra. My favorite subject is social stud… My favorite color is yellow. I love jewelry and nail polish.
If only I’d known when I met you, that I would have fallen in love then. If only I’d known
So many things you don’t know, like the way this Tightrope Ride burned me out too many times. The way I almost took the Highway To Hell,
You said I’m funny like that, but I know it’s not true, You’re only saying that so I’ll laugh,
Come on, baby I’ll wait on you, try to run, try to hide, there’s a killer
Watching you... self-destruct, it hurt me as much as it’s hurting you, I took down
You don’t know about him, but I d… He treats me better than you ever… He’s sweet and kind, the way you’l… And he loves me more than you ever… Why is it so hard to love two peop…
My first crush moved away, the summer before third grade, but I didn’t cry then. My parents beat me up,
He sat down next to me, I saw Spa… I knew then that Everything Has… Before, I was Invisible around hi… But Change has come, and he’s Min… I ended up in a State Of Grace.
Looking outside, the angels come, rising out of the fire. I wonder where they’re from, as they rise higher and higher. Restless street, quiet night,