Warriors don’t get that Luxury

Verse 1

Sunday morning and I'm sitting there alone

Surrounded by families that built what I've always hoped for

Wedding rings catching sunlight through the stained-glass windows

Children climbing into laps like they know they'll never let go

And for a moment I can't help but wonder why

Some people get a safe place to land while others learn to survive

I bow my head and try to pray

But some hurts don't fade away

Pre-Chorus

I wanted soft hands

A simple life

A forever kind of love

That never said goodbye

Chorus

The woman I became

Isn't who I thought I'd be

I wanted quiet, wanted easy

Wanted someone who would stay with me

Instead I'm standing where the lightning cuts right through me

Watching everybody live the life I thought I'd see

But I guess warriors don't get that luxury

No, warriors don't get that luxury

Verse 2

They say every scar becomes a part of you

Like somehow that makes all the damage beautiful

But some nights I'd trade every lesson learned

For one less bridge I had to watch burn

I didn't dream of learning how to survive

I dreamed of being loved for all my life

Nobody talks about the cost you pay

When becoming stronger is the only way

Pre-Chorus

I wanted safe ground

Not another war

I wanted one open heart

Not another closing door

Chorus

The woman I became

Isn't who I thought I'd be

I wanted quiet, wanted easy

Wanted someone who would stay with me

Instead I'm standing where the lightning cuts right through me

Watching everybody live the life I thought I'd see

But I guess warriors don't get that luxury

No, warriors don't get that luxury

Bridge

Sometimes I miss the girl I used to be

The one who still believed love came easily

The one who didn't know how much a heart could break

Or how much one soul could take

But she would've never made it here

Final Chorus

The woman I became

Isn't who I thought I'd be

But she's the one who carried every shattered piece of me

And though I still watch ordinary lives

Wondering who I'd be if I never had to fight

Maybe warriors don't get that luxury

But when the dust finally settles

And the battle fades from view

The strongest thing I ever became

Was me

Post-Chorus

I wanted a love story

Life made me a warrior

I wanted safe arms

Life made me a warrior

I wanted a place to belong

Life made me a warrior

Outro

I wanted a love story...

Life made me a warrior.