I’ve waited 12 years
Never knocked on your door
I’ll still be there for you
Like I was before
Watching and waiting
Hoping you’re changing
You never saw me
I was just the boy next door
I wish you could
Wake up and love me
I wish you could
I’m not a nobody
So wake up and love me
You always walked our street
Head held high still so sweet
White shirt black skirt
Flat shoes on your feet
Cleopatra eyes your disguise
You can hide behind the lies
Don’t listen to the BB boys
You’re not one of their toys
What beauty is
Youth destroys
You still smile
Through the urban noise
20/11/2022 Sunday 600
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