Well I live in America

And here is how it lies

It seems that underneath my pillow

Are all these plans that got passed by

She said it'd be all right

If I had to walk away

And that the greatest view was from the edge

It had always been that way



And I'm becoming, beautiful

And it's so much harder than I thought

'Cause it only feels like I'm losing now

I guess I'll understand someday.



As she opens up her pain becomes serene

If I could slip my vanity

That's how I'd like to be.

Cause I'm staring at myself

As I am staring out there at the earth

It seems so unfamiliar

The way that things once were



And I'm becoming, beautiful

It's just been so much harder than I thought

'Cause it only feels like I'm losing now

I guess I'll understand someday.



If I could be alone

If I could be with you

I would stop appointing blame

Even though it's true

And even though I've said it,

It still feels like I'm just losing anyway

And I sometimes have regretted it

But I never ran away



Cause I'm becoming, beautiful

and it's been much harder than I thought

It only feels like losing now

I guess I'll understand someday.



But if you're becoming beautiful,

It's gonna be so much harder than you'll know

And if you feel like you're losing now,

I guess we'll understand someday