23

To the tune of Seventeen by Janis Ian


I learned the truth at 23
That love was never meant for me.
Its for all the girls and guys
Full of vanity and selfish pride.

I spend another night alone
Without someone to call my own
I look up towards the sky
Back down to Earth, I start to cry.

All I want is someone to love me
Wrap their arms around and hug me
Its something that I've never had
I'm all alone, it makes me sad
Love was never meant to be
I learned the truth at 23.

Will I ever find the soul
Who makes me happy, makes me whole?
There's gotta be somebody out there
Who wants to love me, wants to care?

My heart is locked in isolation
I kill the pain with inebriation
Can I find that special girl
To help me through this lonely world?

All I want's some one to love me
Wrap their arms around and hug me
Its something that I've never had
I'm all alone it makes me sad
Love was never meant to be
I learned the truth at 23.