[Intro]
I know “sorry” starts sounding empty
When you’ve heard it more than once.
So don’t believe me because I said it—
Believe me when I prove it.
[Verse 1]
If you forgive me, understand what that means,
I can’t erase yesterday, but I can change what you see.
Can’t rewrite the pages where I caused you pain,
But I can make damn sure I don’t write ’em again.
I know trust ain’t something I can ask you to give,
It’s built in the choices and the way that I live.
So if you believe when I tell you I’m sorry,
I’ll spend every tomorrow writing a different story.
I’ve made mistakes, I admit what I’ve done,
No pointing fingers, no place left to run.
I’d rather face the damage and carry the blame
Than protect my pride while you’re carrying pain.
[Chorus]
Don’t judge my sorry by the words that I say,
Judge it by my actions when I’m tested someday.
When the moment comes back and I’m facing that choice,
Will I follow my past or remember your voice?
I can’t change then, but I can change now,
I don’t need perfection, I just need to show how.
If “I’m sorry” means anything after all that we’ve had,
You’ll see it when the moment comes back.
[Verse 2]
I won’t promise perfection, that’s a promise that’ll break,
But I’ll own what I did instead of hiding mistakes.
I’ll do my best to never put you through that again,
’Cause an apology ain’t words—it’s what happens after them.
Guilt without growth is just another disguise,
Looking in the mirror while repeating the lies.
You can cry, say sorry a thousand different ways,
But if nothing ever changes, they’re just words that fade.
So I started asking what I needed to fix,
Not how to escape the consequences of it.
There’s a difference between regretting getting caught
And regretting the pain that your choices brought.
[Bridge]
I don’t expect you to forget.
I don’t expect the scars to disappear.
And I know forgiveness doesn’t mean
You suddenly stop remembering the tears.
So take your time.
Watch me closely.
I’m not asking you to trust me blindly.
I’m asking for the chance
To become somebody my words say I can be.
[Verse 3]
Growth gets measured when temptation returns,
When nobody would know and there’s nothing to learn.
When the same door opens that you walked through before,
Do you step through again or finally close that door?
That’s where I’ll prove every promise I made,
Not tonight while emotions are filling the page.
But months down the road when the moment comes back,
And I’ve got every chance to repeat my past.
I’ll remember your face.
I’ll remember the cost.
Remember how close I came to losing what I got.
Then make the right choice when nobody can see—
Because changing for real starts when it’s only me.
[Final Chorus]
Don’t judge my sorry by the words that I say,
Judge it by my actions when I’m tested someday.
When the moment comes back and I’m facing that choice,
I’ll remember the pain, I’ll remember your voice.
I can’t change then, but I can change now,
And every tomorrow is where I make that vow.
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