Young girl don't cry

still on my music hype i chanced upon the all time favorites of my younger years. and i reached Christina Aguilera. I don't really adore her, as much as I do some artists, but once in a while her songs are quite evocative. This is one of them, "The Voice Within", because I remember hearing this at a very akward stage in my life. I was entering teen-dom, having just turned 13 and I didn't know what to do with a lot of things. I remember being teased a lot for my weight by my barkada before simply because they were all stick thin girls. Or being crticized for my cultural background, for being all conyo and english speaking in a predominantly tagalog using batch. 

I wouldn't say I had a very colorful teenage past. It was interesting most of the time with all the things that I've experienced. I lost the baby fat when I got into second year high school after experiencing bouts after bouts of sickness. And the english speaking background came in handy by the time junior year rolled in. It made me feel comfortable conversing with boys from Ateneo or Southridge. There are some things I regret like not staying in  Woodrose and keeping in touch with my friends there. Or not integrating myself more with the Pioneers so as to have a more memory filled high school. But the past remains there, and regrets are just opportunities not taken. 

This song will always remind me that despite what others say, when things I do is not considered normal, there will always be the one friend I have, myself.

Young girl don't cry

I'll be right here when your world starts to fall

Young girl it's alright

Your tears will dry you'll soon be free to fly

When you're safe inside your room you tend to dream

Of a place where nothing's harder than it seems

No one ever wants or bothers to explain

Of the heartache life can bring and what it means

Chorus:

When there's no one else,

Look inside yourself

Like your oldest friend 

Just trust the voice within

Then you'll find the strength 

That will guide your way

You'll learn to begin 

To trust the voice within

Young girl don't hide 

You'll never change if you just run away

Young girl just hold tight

Soon you're gonna see your brighter day

Now in a world where innocence is quickly claimed

It's so hard to stand your ground when you're so afraid

No one reaches out a hand for you to hold

When you look outside look inside to your soul

Chorus

Life is a journey

It can take you anywhere you choose to go

As long as you're learning

You'll find all you'll need to know

(Be strong)

You'll break it

(Hold on)

You'll make it

Just don't forsake it because

No one can tell you what you can't do

No one can stop you

You know that I'm talking to you

Chorus

Young girl don't cry

I'll be right here when your world starts to fall