Bottled up inside are the words I never said
The feelings that I try to hide the lines you never read
You can see it in my eyes
You can read it on my face
Trapped inside are lies from the past I can't replace
With just memories that linger
Which won't seem to go away
Why can't I be happier
Today's a brand new day
Yesterday's are over
Even though the hurting's not
Nothing lasts forever
And I must cherish what I've got
Don't take my love for granted
Because it will be gone
All you've ever wanted
From the love you thought you'd won
The hurt I am feeling now won't disappear overnight
But some way somehow everything will turn out alright
No more wishing for the past
It wasn't meant to be
It didn't seem to last
So I had to set you free
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Jax didn't write this. Melissa Collette did. It was published in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: goo.gl/2ypRrL Jax also didn't write Help Yourself to Happiness, Helen Steiner Rice did: goo.gl/pmWVoY