Make You Proud Lyrics by Jensen McRae
This is the year you go hungry the first time
But you’re no good at it so you quit
One year from now, you will say that you fell for someone
He’s not worthy of you, he goes along with your ruse, you would’ve taken anyone
If you stick around, I’ll make you proud
At nineteen you still won’t be skinny, and you’ll still be loud
And darling, the world’s not against you, someday you’ll climb out, out, out
Don’t hurt yourself, give me a chance to make you proud
Two years from now, you will give up on loving yourself
You’ll sketch lines in the flesh that you so badly want to escape
And I can’t change the past, but I beg of you, don’t do it, please
You are worthy of love, you are worthy of all that you need
And if you stick around, I’ll make you proud
At nineteen you still won’t be skinny, and you’ll still be loud
And darling, the world’s not against you, someday you’ll climb out
Don’t hurt yourself, give me a chance to make you proud
Three years from now, you get your heart broken the first time
It’ll feel like he’s breaking it over again every day
But after you fill up your castle with art that you make in his name
You’ll pick up your pieces and promise to keep yourself safe
If you stick around, I’ll make you proud
At nineteen you still won’t be skinny, and you’ll still be loud
And darling, the world’s not against you, someday you’ll climb out, out
Don’t hurt yourself, give me a chance to make you proud
Don’t hurt yourself, give me a chance to make you proud