You’ve heard it one too many times,
You’ve heard it all before,
Don’t let anybody in,
When they come knocking at your door,
You’ve heard it one too many times,
Don’t trust anyone,
As someone once said, some people will want you to keep them warm,
By setting fire to you like the sun,
You’ve heard it one too many times,
Toughen up your heart,
You won’t survive in this world,
Unless you turn your pain into art,
You’ve heard it one too many times,
Don’t let them see you cry,
For they’ll judge you, critique you, and gossip about you,
All on the sly,
You’ve heard it one too many times,
Be assertive not aggressive,
But oh how hard it is to be,
When they’re being oh so possessive,
You’ve heard it one too many times,
Don’t divulge too much,
Keep your story to yourself they say,
Your emotions, they’re too selfish and fragile to touch,
You’ve heard it one too many times,
You know they’ll push you to the last straw,
Don’t give the wrong people your love, time and energy,
When all they do is never pay back but always withdraw,
You’ve heard it one too many times,
Don’t give too much away,
Don’t be too kind to the fake,
Or they’ll prolong their stay,
You’ve heard it one too many times,
To put them in their place,
But they don’t realize how hard,
It is to say that to someone’s face,
You’ve heard it one too many times,
But now you want to scream,
You look around, down at the ground,
On no one’s shoulder you can lean,
You’ve heard it one too many times,
That people will take and take and take,
You’ve finally realized who in your life is,
The definition of fake,
You’ve heard it one too many times,
Not to care for those who don’t care for you,
Although it’s taken you this long to realize,
I’m oh so glad you finally do,
You’ve heard it one too many times,
You’ve heard it all before,
Now you’re getting up, wiping the tears from your face,
And walking out that door,
You’ve heard it one too many times,
And now you know it to be true,
Although you have your family and your friends,
At 3am, you only have you.
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