So many people surround me

Yet I'm so all alone

I try to speak but have no words

My feelings go unknown

I feel so sad and lonely

Even amongst this crowd

I yearn to tell them how I feel

Afraid to speak out loud

They think I want what they want

"You're just being shy," they say

But to me its so much more than that

Wish I knew what to say

How do I tell them, "Thanks for trying

But that's just not for me"?

I've tried but no one's listened

When will they ever see

These walls I've build around me

So tall and strong and tight

They can't come down lest I consent

Yet they try with all their might

Nobody understands me

Nobody's really tried

They try to help but do more harm

So many nights I've cried

All alone lying in the dark

I've shed so many tears

Won't there ever be someone with whom

I can share my hopes and fears