Better Me

(Verse 1)

I’ve been the one to break you down.

The sharp word, the heavy hand.

You’ve carried more hurt from me

Than you ever should’ve had to stand.

(Verse 2)

Still you sit across from me,

Eyes red but steady all the same.

I don’t know how your love still lingers,

But I know I ain’t the man you need me to be.

(Chorus)

You deserve a softer love,

A steady fire, not a burnin’ house.

You deserve a kinder touch,

Not the weight I’ve laid across your mouth.

I ain’t proud of what you see—

But I’m tryin’ to carve out a better me.

(Verse 3)

There’s a mercy in you I don’t deserve.

Every tear you’ve shed could drown this world.

But you keep handin’ me your heart,

Like it ain’t already broke apart.

(Chorus)

You deserve a softer love,

A steady fire, not a burnin’ house.

You deserve a kinder touch,

Not the weight I’ve laid across your mouth.

I ain’t proud of what you see—

But I’m tryin’ to carve out a better me.

(Outro)

If I’ve got one prayer left in these lungs,

It’s that you’ll see me changin’ some.

And if I can’t be the man you need,

At least you’ll know I tried—

To be a better me.