Little girl has tear-filled eyes this morning
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It's her buddies
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Who tell her she's fat
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That she's ugly, that she's worth nothing
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Maybe makes them feel good
Her heart is growing older
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But she's only a child
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You'll see, my pretty, my pretty
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That we find when we forget ourselves
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You'll see, my pretty, my pretty
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Soon you'll laugh so hard
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That the earth will shake with envy
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Little girl is scared to walk into class
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She wants to be invisible
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There's only judges with backpacks
Who wait for her in the yard
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What is she guilty of
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Of marvelous princes
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And death takes its time
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You'll see, my pretty, my pretty
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That we find when we forget ourselves
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You'll see, my pretty, my pretty
Soon you'll laugh so hard
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That the earth will shake with envy
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Go fearless and smile
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She tells herself
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You'll see, my pretty, my pretty
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That we find when we forget ourselves
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You'll see, my pretty, my pretty
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Happiness is a gift
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That we find when we forget ourselves
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You'll see, my pretty, my pretty
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Soon you'll laugh so hard
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That the earth will shake with envy
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Go fearless and smile