Don't Pretend

I miss that week in the hospital Too sick to see you but made sure to call It spiraled downward from then when I got sick again I'm overwhelmed by it all If I could open up enough To feel your love Maybe it'd be more bearable 'Til the treatments end But don't pretend that the world has Never been good to you Don't suspend all your plans When you know you should follow through I never pushed the limits I lived inside them and minded Didn't dare ask questions Never swam in the deep end I was afraid to try Now I feel like a bad kid 'Cause no one deserves this So I'll just sit here quietly With my hands folded But don't pretend that the world has Never been good to you Don't suspend all your plans When you know you should follow through Don't you dare play the victim When you have the power to choose Don't pretend that the world has never been good to you I won't pretend I won't pretend I won't pretend anymore The bad can discover the goodness that hovers Over you