“Help Me Before You’re Gone”
[Verse 1]
You look at me like I’m something broken,
Like every word I’ve said was a lie,
But you never stopped long enough to hear me,
Never looked deeper than what met your eyes.
I’ve given respect when I wasn’t given,
Held my tongue when I wanted to speak,
I’ve tried to give people the best of me,
While they kept looking for the worst in me.
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m not asking you to fix me,
I’m not asking you to change your mind,
I’m asking you to see me clearly,
Just one time before you decide.
[Chorus]
Help me, help me,
But not the way you think I mean,
Help me by looking past the rumors,
Past the things you’ve never seen.
Help me by giving me a minute,
Give me one chance to show you who I am,
‘Cause there’s a whole lot of good inside me
That you might never understand.
Help me before it’s gone,
Help me before you walk away,
Help me by seeing there’s a person
Underneath the things you say.
[Verse 2]
I’ve got flaws, yeah, I’ve got scars,
I’ve made mistakes I’m not proud of,
But I never asked for special treatment,
I just wanted a little bit of love.
I don’t need everybody to like me,
I don’t need the whole world on my side,
Just one person willing to sit beside me
Without already choosing which side is right.
I’ve got a heart that keeps on giving,
Even when giving leaves a bruise,
And maybe if you knew my story,
You’d understand there’s more to lose.
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m not asking you to save me,
I’m asking you to know my name,
Not the version somebody told you,
Not the person they made me out to be.
[Chorus]
Help me, help me,
But not the way you think I mean,
Help me by looking past the rumors,
Past the things you’ve never seen.
Help me by giving me a minute,
Give me one chance to show you who I am,
‘Cause there’s a whole lot of good inside me
That you might never understand.
Help me before it’s gone,
Help me before you walk away,
Help me by seeing there’s a person
Who’s been trying to be your friend today.
[Bridge]
I respect you even when you don’t respect me,
I forgive you when you don’t say you’re sorry,
I don’t want revenge, I don’t want a war,
I just want you to open up the door.
Come sit down and talk to me,
Forget everything you think you know,
Give me the chance to show you
The side of me I rarely get to show.
And if you still don’t like me afterward,
I’ll understand and let you go,
But don’t condemn a man you’ve never known
For a story somebody else told.
[Quiet Breakdown]
Help me…
Not because I’m weak.
Help me because I’m still here.
Help me because there’s still time
For you to see me clearly.
Before another piece of me
Gets buried underneath your judgment…
Just stop.
Look at me.
Talk to me.
[Final Chorus]
Help me, help me,
Before the good gets buried deep,
Before the kindness turns to silence,
Before there’s nothing left to reach.
Help me by becoming my friend,
Not another person standing against me,
Just give me one honest chance
To show you who I can be.
I don’t need you to call me perfect,
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