I Choose Me

Verse 1

I remember all the nights

I stayed when I should leave

Holding onto broken love

That never fought for me

I kept quiet through the storms

I carried all the blame

But loving you for all those years

Almost erased my name

Pre-Chorus

I tried to be what you might need

But lost the girl inside of me

Chorus

So tonight I choose me

Over every memory

Over every tear I cried

Begging you to stay by my side

No more chains around my heart

No more tearing me apart

After everything I’ve been through

For the first time I choose me

Verse 2

I was waiting for your love

Like sunlight in the rain

But every promise that you made

Just echoed back in pain

Seven years of giving more

Than anyone could see

But love should never feel like

You’re fighting just to breathe

Pre-Chorus

Now I see the truth so clear

I deserved more than fear

Chorus

So tonight I choose me

Over every memory

Over every tear I cried

Begging you to stay by my side

No more chains around my heart

No more tearing me apart

After everything I’ve been through

For the first time I choose me

Bridge

And maybe someday love will come

That doesn’t feel like war

A love that stands beside my heart

Instead of closing doors

But until that day arrives

I finally see the truth

The love I spent on someone else

Was meant to start with me

Final Chorus

Tonight I choose me

Over what we used to be

Over every silent fight

Every lonely night

I found strength inside the pain

I found my heart again

After everything I’ve been through

For the rest of my life

I choose me