For seventeen years I tried I just wanted to belong. I gave my time, my heart, my love, And kept believing all along. If there was something you needed, I'd do whatever I could do. I hoped that someday you'd let me belong If I just kept showing up for you. I would have moved a mountain If you'd only let me in. I didn't need to be a favorite, I just wanted to be counted as kin. You could have asked me almost anything, And I would have found a way. But the one thing I was asking for Was the one thing you continued to delay Oh, isn't it ironic? Who would have ever guessed? For seventeen years I'd have done anything To feel I belonged with the rest! Now you're asking me for something, And expecting me to agree. But you denied me the very thing That gave you influence over me! Then you made it final, And the door was firmly closed. Through words and texts and gatherings Where your distance clearly showed. But somewhere in the silence, I found a voice that carried through. And I learned I could be happy Without belonging there with you. Yes! I can be happy Without belonging there with you. The love that matters most to me Has been mine the whole way through. Oh, isn't it ironic? Who would have ever guessed? For seventeen years I'd have done anything To feel I belonged with the rest! Now you're asking me for something, And expecting me to agree But you denied me the very thing That gave you influence over me! I would have moved mountains, Gone an extra mile or two. There wasn't much you could have asked That I wouldn't try to do. But you can't keep someone outside And expect their loyalty too— Funny how the tables have turned This choice no longer belongs to you! Oh, isn't it ironic? Who would have ever guessed? For seventeen years I'd have done anything To feel I belonged with the rest! Now you're asking me for something, And expecting me to to agree. But you denied me the very thing That gave you influence over me! I spent so long just hoping There'd be room enough for me. Who knew accepting I had no place there Would leave me feeling free?
