22

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by Hakuna

by Hakuna

22,
clean slate;
no you;
chose me late.
But I hung
around.
Made my great escape
from your town.

And 21 was tough.
Life got hold of me;
had enough.
At 21, you knew me.
So did everyone, but me.

The sweet ups, the bitter downs.
Change of town.
I'll come around.
I loved a lot
at 21
and lost in the worst way.
And all at once, without a sound -
caught my breath when I should have drowned.
All I loved
at 21,
loved me in the worst way.
But sweet, sweet 22,
what I've done to reach you.
Sweet, sweet 22,
life is worthwhile because of you.

Made it through the past year.
Only friends I had were my fears.
Everything came crashing down.
Lost half of me in my last town.

Left it all in the get-out;
held my own hand through the darkest doubts.
Fought the fear to make it here,
and I'd tell you, but it's still severe.

The sweet ups, the bitter downs.
Change of town.
I'll come around.
I loved a lot
at 21
and lost it in the worst way.
And all at once, without a sound -
caught my breath when I should have drowned.
And all I loved
at 21,
loved me in the worst way.
But sweet, sweet 22,
what I've done to reach you.
Sweet, sweet 22,
life is worthwhile because of you.

It cut through, through, through.
What I went through, through, through.
Do you see through, through, through
me too, too, too?
Dancing through, through, through
what I went through, through, through.
I made it to, to, to
22, 2, 2.

And all at once, without a sound -
caught my breath when I should have drowned.
Sweet, sweet 22, 2, 2,
what I've done to reach you.

The sweet ups, the bitter downs.
Change of town.
You know I'll come around.
I loved so much
at 21
and lost it in the worst way.
And all at once, without a sound -
caught my breath when I thought I'd drowned.
And all I loved
at 21,
loved me in the worst way.
But sweet, sweet 22,
what I've done to reach you.
Sweet, sweet 22,
life is worthwhile because of you.

Sweet, sweet 22,
what I've lost to be you.
Sweet, sweet 22.
Can't wait to get to know you.

'22' - 23/03/23.
Sweet, sweet 22.