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When I was born and taken home all snuggled close and warm 
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I didn't know at all that there were defects in my form 
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The years and all they brought to me have left their marks behind 
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But if someone can love me still I'm sure that I won't mind 

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I can only wish someone will know just how I feel 
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And love me when I'm shabby, quite enough to make me real 

I've often heard the stories of the ones that love made real 
And often I have thought that I would someday learn to feel 
I sit here only watching at the borders of my life 
And the fear of never being loved has pierced me like a knife 

I can only wish someone will know just how I feel 
And love me when I'm shabby, quite enough to make me real 

Now someone special in my life has made my wish occur 
In spite of my misshapen form and shabby worn-out fur 
I know that I am loved each time I see that someone's eyes 
They tell me I am real in ways that nothing can disguise 

And I have got my wish for someone who knows just how I feel 
He's loved me, though I'm shabby, quite enough to make me real 

Now all you ladies worried 'cause your shape is not quite true 
And all you men with loved-off fur and scalp that's showing through 
And all you minds with failing seams and fear where all can see 
Take heart from this true lesson from a worn-out shabby me 

And I can only hope that someone will know just how you feel 
And love you, though you're shabby, quite enough to make you real