She Knows

She knows me She knows me She knows me She knows Before the makeup Before the boys Before all the things that weigh us down All the silly noise Before the doubt that came crashing in Between the cracks upon our skin When we were children just playing Oh she knows me She knows Before the body Before the clothes Before everything we learned to hate That wasn't good enough Before the ocean of opinions came to rise Before we lost ourselves behind the cruelest eyes When we were young just trying to fit in Oh she knows me Before everything All of the time we've spent apart All of the tears and broken hearts All of the lessons we've had to learn All the ups and downs and all the crazy turns And now we're grown ups just hanging in But she knows me She knows Before the career Before the goals Before all the things that wouldn't be quite the way we'd hoped Before the money started ruling the game Before the illness was given a name Before we lost someone we loved and would never be the same And when I've lost myself again I'm grateful for a friend Who knows me Who knows me Who knows me Who knows Who knows Who knows me Before everything