[Verse 1]
I know sorry sounds too small now,
After all the nights I let you cry.
You kept reaching out with open hands,
While I kept finding ways to say goodbye.
You gave me love I didn’t know how to carry,
And I dropped it over and over again.
You weren’t asking me for perfection,
Just to let you feel chosen now and then.
[Pre-Chorus]
You shouldn’t have had to wonder.
You shouldn’t have had to beg.
You deserved a man who made you feel safe,
Not one who filled your heart with dread.
[Chorus]
If I could give you back you, I would.
The girl who smiled before I stole her peace.
The one who didn’t second guess her worth,
Or wonder if she was enough for me.
I’d trade every excuse I ever made,
Every wall I hid behind.
‘Cause loving you should’ve been easy…
And I made it feel like a fight.
[Verse 2]
You stood beside me when I had nothing,
Even when I gave you reasons to leave.
You saw the man I could’ve been,
While I kept settling for the man beneath.
You loved my kids like they were precious,
You dreamed of futures I couldn’t see.
And every time you reached to hold me,
I let my fear become your misery.
[Bridge]
I know I can’t rewrite the damage.
I know apologies don’t erase scars.
But if I ever loved you at all,
I should’ve protected your heart.
Instead of making you question it,
Instead of making you earn it.
Love was never something you lacked…
I just didn’t know how to return it.
[Final Chorus]
If I could give you back your laughter,
I’d spend forever trying to.
If I could erase every tear you cried
Wondering what you had to prove.
You were never too much.
You were never hard to love.
The truth is…
I wasn’t healed enough to hold someone
Who loved me as deeply as you did.
So if you ever find someone better,
I hope he never makes you doubt.
I hope he reaches for your hand
Before you have to ask.
I hope he kisses every insecurity
Until you forget I ever gave you one.
And if all I ever become
Is a lesson you survived…
Then I hope one day
You stop remembering me
And start remembering yourself.
