Little girl, watching her reflection As she parts her curls into four sections She says, "I don't look like them, I don't look like her" "And I don't want what's on my head" But baby girl don't be misled Yeah, yeah Young woman reading magazines Thinking to herself, "Nobody looks like me" "Oh, I've got all these curves, all this nerve" "Why can't I keep a man?" But baby girl if you love yourself you can Can't nobody love somebody that do not love themselves You are what you choose to be It's not up to no one else So be great, be kind Don't let them dim your light A woman like a sun should always stay bright Little boy, sitting in the bleachers Staring at, at his dirty sneakers Thinking, "My shoes don't shine "Money is tight, I would never get a date" But baby boy, that's not what it takes Young man, always at the center Finding ways to make his arms look bigger Saying, "You see those guys? They get all the girls" "I just want to be like them" But baby boy, you're spreading yourself thin 'Cause can't nobody love somebody that do not love themselves You are what you choose to be It's not up to no one else So be great, be kind Don't let them dim your light 'Cause a man like a sun should always stay bright Yes, you are like the sun so always stay bright

I'm done with walking lighter, trying not to break us All my allegiances are carrying the fake us I know this could be just the little sanctuary that we need I don't want to hurt you But lately it's been killing me to be So close, so close, but we don't touch We do it just to feel the rush I stumbled on your face in a daydream I tried to tell myself it was nothing But you know I can't tell lies and now I'm stuck 'Cause close isn't enough Close isn't enough Close isn't enough Oh, close isn't enough I fell into you like a diver in the ocean I hate myself for finding comfort in the notion And oh, it feels so far, free-falling to the bottom of your heart I don't want to lose you But lately it's been tearing me apart So close, so close, but we don't touch We do it just to feel the rush I stumbled on your face in a daydream I tried to tell myself it was nothing But you know I can't tell lies and now I'm stuck 'Cause close isn't enough Oh, close isn't enough Close isn't enough Oh, close isn't enough Just say our paths will cross and Just say our lives will touch And just say we're almost there but Almost isn't enough Almost isn't enough So close, so close, but we don't touch (touch, touch, touch) Never thought I'd want you this much I stumbled on your face in a daydream I tried to tell myself it was nothing But you know I can't tell lies and now I'm stuck 'Cause close isn't enough Oh, close isn't enough Close isn't enough Oh, close isn't enough Close isn't enough You know I wanna be close to you, baby, baby, baby Do you wanna be close to me, baby, baby, baby You know I wanna be close to you, baby, baby, baby Do you wanna be close to me, baby, baby, baby

I know I'm always saying that I hate cliches Don't hold my hand at movies, oh and by the way Don't you dare go trying to kiss me in the rain Or pick me up calling me baby I roll my eyes at couples everywhere I go I'll be the first to hang up on the telephone And yeah, don't get me started on what love is 'Cause I really don't know Oh, what have you done? I wanna take off and run 'Cause I think you might be the one For me, oh baby don't you leave I know that it's so overrated I hate it, hate it, hate it Oh, I can't take it Oh, tell me what you did to make me feel like this I swear I'm not the type of girl to reminisce On what happened last night under your streetlight Am I crazy? (Am I crazy?) You pick me up at seven, walk me to the car Now I'm writing stupid love songs on an old guitar And we're talking 'bout the future While you're pointing out a shooting star Oh, what have you done? I wanna take off and run 'Cause I think you might be the one For me, oh baby don't you leave I know that it's so overrated I hate it, hate it, hate it Oh, I can't take it, take it Oh, what have you done? I wanna take off and run 'Cause I think you might be the one For me, oh baby don't you leave I know that it's so overrated I hate it, hate it, hate it Oh, I can't take it I hate it, hate it, hate it I know that it's so overrated