Forgive

I need to let go, forgive and forget Say “Hi, how are you?” like the first time we met I must move on let the past stay the past Forget the time that I was an outcast She changed me when she called me names And I may never be the same She wounded that little girl for good If I could go back I know that I would I was once not so shy, I had many friends Surely in a while this wound will still mend I've never been the same, always been scared My deepest secrets I have never shared Perhaps I'm afraid that I'll lose them once more What did she say? I'm not even sure But if I can't remember why do I hold on Why can't I forgive her for what she did wrong I'm working on it, trying to understand Could she have been jealous or feeling bland But that doesn't explain why she was so mean I wanted to be her friend, to go where she'd been Now I see her again and many years have gone by Then why do I still feel the need to cry Why an I so afraid, why do I want to runaway What terrible thing do I think she'll say Please help me to forgive and put it behind Let me be funny, outgoing and kind Stop the ghosts of the past from haunting me Let me learn to forgive, let me be free