Lost a few friends Made a few scenes Every once in a while It's me, I'm the Had a few drinks Glasses became bottles Every once in a while We all lose track That's exactly when they get to you That's when they say bad things about you You smile, you forget, you forgive And you never let them see you weak again Cherish the loved ones Struggled side by side Every once in a while We end up with a glory Broke a few hearts Caught a few lies Every once in a while You get your hands dirty But sometimes it just happens And it squeezes the life out of you When you smile, and forget, and forgive Maybe you'll finally say I won't give in I won't let this happen to me From now on keep your worries away from me I know now, I see, this is how I meant to be From now on keep your own fears away from me So this is what the books have tried to say to me So this is what the books have failed to say to me So this is what the books have tried to say to me So this is what the books have failed to say to me Cherish the loved ones Struggled side by side Every once in a while We end up with a glory