The Perks of Being a Wall Flower

The perks of being a wall flower is that you can watch everyone dance without having to put yourself out there.

Out there to trip,

Out there to make a mistake,

Out there to love,

Out there to fall.

No one ever is watching the wall flower, they are only interested in watching center stage.

No teacher expects you to pull straight A's; let alone graduate.

Your family never sets any rules.

"Just don't come to us when your knocked up."

And if they do set rules..

You only retreat farther into your solitude. 

You set your roots deeper, and you reach your petals a little higher to the sky.

Like praying. Hoping one day you'll shatter all the boundaries

And cut threw the hazy fog that you call your life.

The perks of being a wall flower is that no one seems to care. 

And when you do find someone who tries to break into your world, your ready.

Because you have been watching.

You know.

You know what they'll do.

You've seen how they act. You'll be ready.

Ready to build your walls taller...

Ready to throw a punch...

Ready and waiting...

Wall flowers don't have time for surprises.  

Oh, it's all just the perks. 

The perks of being a wall flower.

The perks of being a wall flower is when you finally take center stage...

You'll shock them all.

That is when you will show the world that you are going places; places they can't even imagine.

That is when you show everyone who ever called you,

"Whore"

"Slut"

"Fag"

"Bitch"

The people who told you,

"I wish you never had been born."

That is when you walk on stage and it's like a slap in the face to them all.

You'll say, "Fuck all you bitches. I survived."

That's right.

I survived the hell you all put me through.
How?
All because I was the wall flower.

Oh, the perks of being a wall flower.