**Verse 1**
I know I ain't perfect, you can see the scars,
A couple wrong turns, a few broken parts.
You heard some stories, maybe some are true,
But they don't tell the whole thing I've been through.
I walk a little different from the rest you know,
Carrying some weight that I don't always show.
But if you look deeper than what meets your eyes,
You might find a heart that's worth your time.
**Pre-Chorus**
So before you draw the line,
Before you make up your mind...
**Chorus**
Don't judge me yet, I'm more than my mistakes,
More than all the chances that I didn't take.
There's a side of me that nobody can see,
Unless they stay around long enough to believe.
I'm not asking you to save me or pretend,
Just give me a chance before this story ends.
If you knew my heart, maybe you'd understand,
So don't judge me yet, just take my hand.
**Verse 2**
I've been trying to learn from every fall,
Building myself back up after it all.
And every lesson left a mark somehow,
But I'm a better man than I used to be now.
Maybe I'm not everything you're looking for,
But I'd rather be honest than something I'm not.
And if you listen close beneath my pride,
You'll hear a soul with nothing left to hide.
**Pre-Chorus**
So before you walk away,
Hear what I'm trying to say...
**Chorus**
Don't judge me yet, I'm more than my mistakes,
More than all the chances that I didn't take.
There's a side of me that nobody can see,
Unless they stay around long enough to believe.
I'm not asking you to save me or pretend,
Just give me a chance before this story ends.
If you knew my heart, maybe you'd understand,
So don't judge me yet, just take my hand.
**Bridge**
Maybe I'm a work in progress, that's alright,
Everybody's fighting battles in their life.
And if you see me for the man I'm trying to be,
Maybe you'll discover something real in me.
**Final Chorus**
Don't judge me yet, I'm more than yesterday,
More than every reason people walked away.
Give me one moment, one honest look,
Before you close the cover on this book.
I'm standing here with nothing left to hide,
No masks, no secrets, no place to run tonight.
If you knew my heart, maybe you'd understand,
So don't judge me yet...
Just take my hand.
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