• This one is for everyone

    who's had a hard time in this life

    who cannot seem to find their way

    without using the knife.

    This one's for the little girl

    who didn't want to play your game

    she hated that you touched her

    now all she has is shame.

    This one's for the boy

    whose father gets so mad

    all he can do is hope today

    won't be quite as bad.

    This one's for the girl

    who's father left her for a gun

    she was the one that found him

    and her whole life came undone.

    This one is for anyone

    who's been the fat kid in the class

    who has hated their reflection

    when they look into the glass.

    This one's for the boy

    who's parents separated

    their hate for each other blinds them to

    the child they created

    This one's for the girl

    who had her "first time" forced on her

    he pulled a gun and she laid down

    her innocence taken in a blur.

    This one's for the boy

    who still wishes for the past

    for the girl that he first loved.

    he thought that it would last.

    This one's for the girl

    who thought pills would ease her pain

    with each one that she swallowed,

    peace, she would obtain.

    This one's for the girl

    her mother's words are cruel

    she says she's fat, she makes her cry

    her diet is now the rule

    This one's for the woman

    who tries hard to conceive

    but after one more miscarriage

    all she can do is grieve.

    This one's for the girl

    who's mother gets around

    at night she listens through the walls

    to the awful sound

    This one's for the boy

    who doesn't go to class

    he's sixteen and a dropout

    there's no way he could pass.

    This one's for the girl

    who couldn't seem to eat

    she went for days without food

    with herself, she did compete.

    This one's for the girl

    who gave it all to the wrong guy

    he took her body and her heart

    but then he said goodbye

    This one is for anyone

    who's had trouble getting by

    who cannot seem to pay the bills

    when money's in short supply.

    This one's for the boy

    who faces the regret

    someday he'll see he lost the girl

    he never will forget.

    This one is for anyone

    who's ever felt alone

    they cry at night when no one hears

    their pain is never shown.

    This one is for everyone

    who's had troubles in this life

    just know that there are others

    who feel and share your strife.