I Was There Too, It Won't Be This Way Forever

I could not have imagined I could wake up with the sun These days I'm taking coffee orders Long before my friends on the east side are waking up Even 18 months ago the colors all were gray Warring with my family and all the words I had To try and say who I was I had to cut my way free And thank god a friend knew just what to say to me I was there too, it won't be this way forever Some wounds are emotional, you don't have to cover up But some scars are as literal as ransom notes And they always show up and down your arms 'Cause there's a cost that must be paid To tear down these walls you built just to keep you safe And I was there too, it won't be this way forever Forever The conditions of love In the calligraphy of pain You had to write it all down So you'd never be the same You may not have notice me Oh, we all look the same When you're feeling the weight of the world Barely thirteen and fighting for your life everyday But when you paid for your coffee Oh, your shirt sleeve got pushed up Probably nobody noticed just before you pulled it down And your cheeks got flushed But on your face Oh, I saw in you what I knew in me And I risked a note tucked in your coffee sleeve It said, I was there too, it won't be this way forever Oh, I was there too, it won't be this way forever Forever