Third Wheel

Your whole life you try to follow trends

Try to get along with your friends

And start to realize you are bored

Of being cast out and ignored

So you go out of your way and try something new

But it was for naught, everyone has no clue

Of all your hard work and how you feel

In life, it ain’t easy being the third wheel

You didn’t ask for this to happen

You keep on losing but you want to win

You desire to show what you can do

No one pays attention; they look through you

If you got a chance, it would make your heart heal

Because you have been known as the third wheel

You’re always looking for your grand moment

Checking the mail for something to be sent

You have bad days but you try to have hope

Sometimes you sit down and begin to mope

You’ve wondered if you’ve done something wrong

Instead, be glad and just sing your song

For out of the blue, it will be real

When you will no longer be the third wheel

Oh, how amazing the day will feel

When you can see your heart heal

And no longer be the third wheel

You never put your heart or guard down

Your eye twinkled and never frowned

You never spoke but now you can hum

For the day you waited for has come

That day when to everyone you are real

And end your streak as that old third wheel

This is the day where now you can hum

This is the day that you wanted to come

This is the day when you are now real

This is the day when you’re not the third wheel

When people talk about a third wheel, you might imagine a person tagging along with two of his or her friends who are in a relationship. They are enjoying each other’s company and the third person is just on the side. This set of lyrics sort of makes reference to that, but also in a larger way. In life, we might feel we are on the side. Others come and go or move on to bigger and better things and we might be still on the side. It can feel great to break that mold and become something other than that label.