It's not simple to say
that most days
I don't recognize me
That these shoes and this apron
This place and its patrons
Have taken more than I gave them
It's not easy to know
that I'm not anything
like I used to be Although it's true I was never attention's
sweet center But I still remember that girl
She's imperfect but she tries
She is good
but she lies
She is hard on herself
She is broken but won't ask for help
She is messy but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She's all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone but she used to be mine
It's not what I asked for
Sometimes life
turns to a backdoor
And carves out a person that makes you believe it's all true
And now I've got you
But you're not what I asked for
If I'm honest I know I would give it
all back for a chance to start over
And rewrite an ending or two
To the girl that I knew
Who'd be reckless just enough
Who gets hurt
but who knows how to toughen
up When she's bruised
and gets used by a man
who can't love
And then she'll get stuck
and be scared
For the life that's inside her
Growing stronger each day
Till it finally reminds her To fight just a little
To bring back the fire in her eyes
That's been gone but used to be mine
She's imperfect but she tries
She is lonely most of the time