He didn’t earn it he didn’t work for the glow
That settled on him twenty-some years ago
When whatever genetic lottery got spun
And landed on him like the first morning sun
He was born beautiful and that was the start
Of a life that moved different right from the heart
Born beautiful born with the gift I wasn’t given
Born beautiful born into a different driven
Life of easy rooms and opened-up doors
Born beautiful and I’m keeping your scores
He didn’t earn it but he’s cashing it in
Born beautiful and I’m still paying my sin
Of being the regular ordinary face
In a world that gives beautiful its specific grace
And acceleration through every damn thing
I’ve had to climb up to what he got to bring
His specific gift into every room he walked
Born beautiful born beautiful is all they talked
I don’t hate him for something he didn’t choose
I just feel the weight of the beautiful news
That the world was designed with a different plan
For the man with the face versus the ordinary man
Born beautiful getting every first prize
Born beautiful and I’m not surprised