My Life's Story-If Only

This is my life's story
This is my life's song
If it refers to you
You're welcome to sing along
The pain I feel from day-to-day
The hurt I feel when I hear her say
"If only you weren't such a disgrace"
This adoption was such a waste,
If only you would love us for what you see

Not try to make us who you want us to be
If only you would mean it when you say I'm pretty
Instead of impressing people by acting all happy
If only you would mean it when you say "I'm glad we have you"
If only all these things you say would be true
If only you would accept us as your children
Instead of pushing us away
This is why we hate you
Why she ran away those two days

If only you would take us in
And treat us like family
Instead of yelling and screaming
In our faces constantly
If only you would see that we are who we are
And stop making us feel stupid
Because it's not getting us far
If only you would encourage us
Instead of putting us down
If only you would be nice

Instead of beating us to the ground
If only you would talk it out
Instead of slapping us in the face
If only you loved us,
And didn't think we were a disgrace
If only you truly cared
If only we had somewhere to go to
Someone who would care
Someone who wouldn't leave us in tears
Or cause so many more fears
If only we were who you wanted us to be
If only you would just let us be free