Hoping for a life she always wanted.
Standards set unattainably high by books and movies.
Mapping out her life with her mom, “I’m going to make it big.”

Hoping for a life she always wanted.
All the Ivy’s rejected her, leaving her a mess.
Crying to her mom, “What is going to happen now?”

Hoping for a life she always wanted.
Took a year off from school to discover herself.
Calling her mom from Europe, “I’m doing fine.”

Hoping for a life she always wanted.
Met a boy in Stockholm immediately knowing they bonded.
Brought him home to her mom, “What do you think?”

Hoping for a life she always wanted.
Gets engaged after college to the man of her dreams.
Showing her mom the ring, “I’m truly happy now.”

Hoping for a life she always wanted.
Years later, still married, has three kids.
Visiting her mom, “What would have happened?”

Hoping for a life she always wanted.
Got a life she never expected.
Her mom says to her, “You wouldn’t be you.”