Verse 1
To all those kids who never had a Valentine
Watching roses wilt in checkout lines
Hallway hearts taped to lockers that aren’t yours
Cheap perfume and slammed doors
You wore black while they wore red
Kept your crush inside your head
Laugh it off like you don’t care
But you feel it hanging in the air
Pre-Chorus
Every candy heart says “be mine”
But nobody’s writing your name this time
Chorus
Hey!
Here’s to the outcasts standing in the back
With a paper heart and a panic attack
You’re not broken just because
Nobody bought you plastic love
Screw the postcards, cheap clichés
You don’t need them anyway
February 14th’s just another night
You’re still alive — and that’s a fight
Verse 2
Scrolling through the perfect posts
Kissing pics and matching coats
You tell yourself it’s all pretend
But it still cuts you in the end
You think you’re last in every race
Just a blur, an extra face
But you’re a spark in gasoline
You just don’t know what that could mean
Pre-Chorus
They sell you love in pink and white
Like it’s wrong to be alone tonight
Chorus
Hey!
Here’s to the outcasts skipping the dance
Saying “whatever” to fake romance
You’re not lesser, you’re not behind
Love’s not a clock you have to time
Rip the hearts off every shelf
Be your own damn valentine
February 14th’s just a date
Not a measure of your worth or fate
Bridge (half-time, angrier)
So light a match to the expectations
Burn the script of desperation
You don’t need their validation
You’re not a glitch in the equation
Breakdown (quieter)
And maybe next year
Or maybe next week
Someone will love the way you speak
But until that day
Don’t you forget —
You’re more than who hasn’t chosen you yet
Final Chorus (big, shout-along)
Hey!
Here’s to the kids who feel unseen
You’re louder than the prom queen
No box of chocolates defines your heart
You were whole right from the start
So raise your voice, don’t apologize
For being lonely under neon lights
February 14th can’t decide
If you’re worth love — you’re worth it every night.
