You said I wasn't beautiful
You said you didn't love me
You called me all these nasty words
I didn't believe in me, suddenly
I cried and I cried
And I wished at night
That I could run away and die
But then you came along and you said
That life is hard but there's no need to worry
Even if that person doesn't say sorry

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But words can heal
As much as they can hurt
They called you ugly
But we called you beautiful
Oh, words they can heal
Like they hurt
Look around, this is real
It's time that you learned
That words can hurt
But words can heal
If you're smart enough
You'll smile and the world
Will smile along with you

You said you didn't like me
And I wondered what type you liked
Skinny, blonde hair, bikini?
I'm sorry that I'm not what you like
And they came on along
And wiped away my tears
The words that said I'm beautiful
The words that washed away my fears

But words can heal
As much as they can hurt
They called you ugly
But we called you beautiful
Oh, words they can heal
Like they hurt
Look around, this is real
It's time that you learned
That words can hurt
But words can heal
If you're smart enough
You'll smile and the world
Will smile along with you

You called me ugly
And it cut me like a knife
You said I wasn't pretty
No, I wasn't alright
But they called me amazing
The cut healed, they were my cure
They said I was beautiful
And wiped away my tears

So, words can heal
As much as they can hurt
They called you ugly
But we called you beautiful
Oh, words they can heal
Like they hurt
Look around, this is real
It's time that you learned
That words can hurt
But words can heal
If you're smart enough
You'll smile and the world
Will smile along with you

Words can heal
As much as they can hurt
If you're afraid this isn't real
Look around, I'm right here