Mine

Something strange is going on,

And making me feel like I don't belong.

All my friends say

That they want me here,

But when I come,

That isn't so clear.

How do they know what to say?

How do they know when it's time?

I love them more than all of the world,

But I don't know how to say that sometimes.

Mine,

Mine,

All of them mine,

My friends and my strangers

At the same time.

Mine,

Mine,

The time is right;

It's my turn to speak up

This time.

Someone strange is smiling at me;

Is a friend of my friend my friend?

What do you say

To a friend you don't know?

Like me, do they wonder

Why they even came?

Was it to stand in a corner?

To nod and to smile?

Pretend I'm part of the crowd?

But I'm out on the edge,

And I don't know how!

Mine, 

Mine,

All of them mine,

My friends and my strangers

At the same time.

Mine,

Mine,

The time is right;

It's my turn to speak up

This time.

Mine,

Mine,

All of them mine,

My friends and my strangers

At the same time.

Mine,

Mine,

The time is right;

It's my turn to speak up

This time.