The Things That Don't Matter

Too young, too ugly, too fat, too thin
“You can have two at once!” Someone said with a grin
Too young, too ugly, too thin, too fat
“How could you settle for that?”
Too thin, too fat, too young, too ugly
“I know what I’m talking about!” They said smugly
Too thin, too fat, too ugly, too young
“Love will only get your heart stung!”
It's the things that don't matter that matter the most
To most men who see my love as merely a ghost
And all that you love, and all that might be
To it they’ll apply their own history