I Can Hurt Lyrics

They say youth is wasted on the young
But I'm older than my years
Don't say I've lived my life in happy days
When I've had a world of tears along the way
I've wondered what it is you see in me
Am I your puppet or a girl
I'll be the person who I have to be
Not just someone who will fit a perfect world
I can hurt like everyone
Don't you know I'm not that strong
If what we have is not for real
What am I to you?
What are you to me?
What is this we feel?
I sing the songs to you of my own time
I'm not too young to understand
I'm through with baby talk and nursery rhymes
But I'm not too old to need a helping hand
I can survive this time in my life
Give me the chance to grow
How can I hide this fire inside
When your words can burn me so
I can hurt like everyone