A/N: "My mom and dad are homeless" simply means they don't live in the house she (the person speaking) grew up in anymore.)

It's a poem about growing up

I don't really know
But it's so much fun
I don't know what tomorrow means
But when it comes to you I'll run

Life's a maze in the middle
Of a lily-pad
The flower in the center is usually the best part
It's where you find a person's heart

I think I fell in love today
Only nine years old
And things are so black and grey
Nine years is such a long time
To have a lonely heart

Sixteen years and counting
It's kind of lonely now
I wish I were a kid again
I wouldn't have to make so many vows

I don't want someone else
To call my house their home
I want my childhood back
I don't want to say goodbye so fast

College tuition is rising
And I still don't have a job
My mom and dad are homeless
It just makes my heart throb

Someday I'll be a woman
And then I'll try and see
What beauty came from loving you
When you did not love me

Someday he'll be a man
And he'll help me understand
But for now I'll just wipe my tears
And take a lesson from my peers

I know I have to let go
But I just keep thinking back
To the blue skied life of the small town girl
And I know that will never be me again

At least help me understand
Why you did this to me
At least tell me what you did
With my dignity

Someday I'll be a woman
And I'll try and see
What good it was to love you
If you weren't loving me