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I'm turning 31
& I've been having fun
but there's still more to do
I wanna do it, wanna do it soon

how do I measure up?
have I been kind enough?
done enough therapy?
I'm workin' on it, workin' hard on me

wish I could email all the people from my past
to say "I'm sorry – can I try it again?"
but would they answer? give me chances
to fix the shit I know that I did wrong back then

CHORUS:
this is who I am; here's what I can be
but I have more potential than this mess that you can see
this is who I am; here's what I have done
wish that it was more, but I am only 31
I am only 31

I don't feel strong enough
but I can cover up
vulnerability
it's admirable, but can be so scary

those girls from middle school
they said I'm so uncool
& though they're in the past
still hurts, because their words were built to last

wish I could tell my body & my mind, "we're fine –
we made it through & we're here, we're home, we're safe"
but it takes more, because the body keeps the score
it was a different time, but somehow the same place

(repeat chorus)

the story of my life
from daughter to a wife
is one of getting better
getting my shit together

but now I'm on my own
& look how much I've grown
there's always more to see
but I know who I wanna be

(repeat chorus)

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from A Song A Week 2023: Part One, released November 21, 2023

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Thirtysomething from Toronto. Sex journalist by day, ukulele songstress by night. Writes songs about love, sex, fictional characters, and occasionally jellyfish.

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