A Little Bit Less Than

Easy to do
That's what they say
Why are you waiting to
Pick up the phone
Blast off a text
Stop this debating
The people you love
They need to know
Don't even try
You can't defend it.

Telling my Mom
Seeing the look
That's what I'm dreading
And don't forget Dad started to cry
Announcing my wedding
Just saying the words
Shatters their dreams
What if I'm not
Able to mend it.

But I know the longer I wait
The harder it gets
So try to stick to the plan
Be true to myself
I'll have no regrets
Still I keep feeling they'll think
I'm just a little bit less than.

If they don't ask
And I don't tell
They miss the best of me
When I deny
Part of my life
I risk the rest of me
Sure, I can pass
Keep up the show
Deep down I know
It's time to end it.

And the longer I wait
The harder it gets
So time to stick to the plan
Be true to myself
I'll have no regrets
Don't be afraid that they'll think
I'm just a little bit less than.

Strangers I meet
Friends from before
Step to the edge
Walk to the door
No one is gonna stop me anymore
Silence isn't golden
Speak up right away
Bring those surprises to light
You know a life built on lies is just not right.

The longer you wait
The harder it gets
To tell them
The more you pretend
The more they've a right to condemn
Be true to yourself
You'll have no regrets
If you believe you can
Announce it by decree
Less loose
Tell all
Be free
If I don't
I'll be living
A little bit less than.