[Island Soul Acoustic Pop]
[Verse 1]
Down aisle five on a Tuesday night
I saw a basket nobody liked
Crooked apples, funny-shaped pears
Nobody stopped, nobody cared
They all reached for the pretty ones
Perfect colors in the sun
Left the misfits on the shelf
Looking a little like myself
[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe that’s why I couldn’t leave
Maybe that’s why they spoke to me
[Chorus]
The ugly fruit is sweet inside
Same sunshine, same vine
Same rain from the sky
The ugly fruit is sweet inside
Might not look like the rest
But it’s still worth the price
Everybody wants perfect
Till they learn what matters most
The ugly fruit is sweet inside
And that’s all I need to know
[Verse 2]
My brothers always caught the light
My sister always got it right
I kept learning how to smile
When my turn got pushed aside
Sometimes I wonder if they see me
Or just what they hoped I’d be
Maybe it’s fear, maybe anxiety
Maybe they’re still learning me
[Pre-Chorus]
Still I hear a voice somewhere
Telling me I’m wanted here
[Chorus]
The ugly fruit is sweet inside
Same sunshine, same vine
Same rain from the sky
The ugly fruit is sweet inside
Might not look like the rest
But it’s still worth the price
[Bridge]
What if different isn’t broken?
What if strange is beautiful?
What if all this time
The shelf was never where I belonged?
Maybe somebody’s waiting
For exactly what I am
[Final Chorus]
The ugly fruit is sweet inside
Same sunshine, same vine
Same rain from the sky
The ugly fruit is sweet inside
And after all these years
I’m finally realizing why
The sweetest things are rarely perfect
And the strongest hearts survive
The ugly fruit is sweet inside
The ugly fruit is sweet inside
