Verse 1
Dear younger me, I know you’re tired,
Sitting on your bedroom floor.
Trying to understand the world
While carrying more than you should have before.
You keep your feelings locked away,
Smile when you’re falling apart.
You tell everybody that you’re okay,
While hiding a breaking heart.
You stare out of your bedroom window,
Dreaming of a different life.
Praying someday things get easier,
Praying someday you’ll be alright.
Pre-Chorus
I know the tears you’re crying now,
I know the nights that never end.
I know the battles in your head,
And how hard you try to pretend.
But I’m writing from your future,
From a place you’ve never seen.
And there’s something I need to tell you,
Something you desperately need to believe.
Chorus
So hold on a little longer,
Keep your head up through the rain.
The things that tried to break you
Are the things that made you brave.
You’ll laugh again, you’ll love again,
You’ll find strength you never knew.
And one day you’ll look in the mirror
And finally be proud of you.
When the road feels never-ending,
When the world feels cold and mean,
Remember, the woman you’re becoming
Is everything you dreamed.
Verse 2
I know you wonder why you’re different,
Why fitting in feels so hard.
Why some people seem so effortless
While you’re collecting battle scars.
You compare yourself to everyone,
Pick apart every flaw you see.
You don’t realize the very things you hate
Are what make you beautifully unique.
You’ll spend years looking for acceptance,
Searching for a place to belong.
Not knowing all along the answer
Was inside of you all along.
Pre-Chorus
And every door that closes on you,
Every goodbye that makes you cry,
Every moment you feel forgotten
Will teach you how to survive.
Chorus
So hold on a little longer,
Keep your head up through the rain.
The things that tried to break you
Are the things that made you brave.
You’ll laugh again, you’ll love again,
You’ll find strength you never knew.
And one day you’ll look in the mirror
And finally be proud of you.
When the road feels never-ending,
When the world feels cold and mean,
Remember, the woman you’re becoming
Is everything you dreamed.
Verse 3
There will be people who leave your life,
And you’ll blame yourself for years.
You’ll replay every conversation,
Drowning in your fears.
You’ll wonder what you could’ve changed,
What you could’ve done instead.
You’ll carry guilt that isn’t yours
And listen to lies inside your head.
But losing people doesn’t mean
You weren’t enough to stay.
Sometimes people are only chapters,
Not the whole story anyway.
And someday you’ll stop chasing people
Who only loved you halfway.
You’ll learn your heart deserves someone
Who chooses you every day.
Bridge
One day you’ll stop apologizing
For taking up space in a room.
One day you’ll stop making yourself smaller
Just to help someone else’s ego bloom.
One day you’ll wear your scars with pride,
Instead of trying to hide them away.
You’ll realize they tell a story
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