At fifteen

I learned about life at fifteen
Friends not always as they seem
Best friends turn enemies from senseless fights
Secrets revealed on those endless nights
Gossip turns respectable people to dirt
Jealousy rages when other girls flirt
People lie with no remorse
At fifteen, I learned a new life course.

I never was the popular kind
But high school truly changed my mind
Popular kids smoke and popular kids drink
They just don’t take the time to think
So I’m the loser and I’m the dork
But we’ll see who’s eating from the silver fork
When they work at McDonalds and I’m living free
At fifteen, I learned there’s more I can be.

I went into high school believing I could
But things when differently than I thought they would
Snapped into reality when I tried and lost
But my pride was the only cost
I didn’t make this band, the team, lost the bet
And as much as I try, I just can’t forget
I got that first F on my honors test
At fifteen, I realized that I’m not the best.

I complain too much that I have not a friend
But there are people around who help me mend
Friends who stick by me through the good and the bad
Who know not the huge impact they’ve had
I know I’m not an easy person to love
But my friends seem to go beyond and above
These people do the best they can.
At fifteen I learned how lucky I am.