Beautiful

Little girl staring in the mirror
"I'm gonna be pretty some day!"
When I'm 13, I'll be beautiful.
I know right now I'm too short
Scrawny, with stringy hair
But when I'm 13, I'll be beautiful
Today I'll hide in a corner

Same girl, few years later
"I'm gonna be pretty some day."
When I'm 16, I'll be beautiful.
I know right now I'm too flat
Shapeless, with greasy skin
But when I'm 16, I'll be beautiful
Today I'll cake on too much makeup

Teenage girl looking in the mirror
"I swear I'll be pretty some day."
When I'm 21, I'll be beautiful
I know right now I'm too fat
Chubby with a double chin
But when I'm 21, I'll be beautiful
Today I'll puke up my dinner.

New adult, disappointed with her mirror
"I must be pretty some day."
When I'm older, I'll be beautiful
I know right now I'm too broken
A skeleton with scarred arms
But someday, I'll be beautiful
Today, I'll take the hit again

Old woman, looking in the mirror
"I'm ugly."