Learning to love me

Verse 1

Thirty-five candles on my cake tonight,

Some dreams faded, some still bright.

I’ve cried for people who walked away,

And blamed myself for yesterday.

I tried to be who they wanted to see,

Smaller, quieter, less like me.

But every tear I wiped alone

Was building strength I didn’t know.

Chorus

Now I’m learning to love me,

The woman in the mirror I see.

Not perfect, not who I planned to be,

But stronger than I used to believe.

Thirty-five years, every scar is a part,

Of the map that led me back to my heart.

I don’t need the world to agree,

I’m finally learning to love me.

Verse 2

I gave my love to the wrong hands,

Waited for someone to understand.

But the truth came quietly one night —

Peace doesn’t come from someone else’s light.

It comes from forgiving who I was,

For every mistake, every “just because.”

And holding the girl I used to be

With kindness and honesty.

Chorus

Now I’m learning to love me,

The woman in the mirror I see.

A little tired, a little free,

But finally proud of who I can be.

Thirty-five years, every fall, every start,

Built a fire inside my heart.

I don’t need the world to agree,

I’m finally learning to love me.

Bridge

Maybe love will come someday,

Maybe it won’t — and that’s okay.

Because the peace I feel tonight

Is a different kind of light.

Final Chorus

I’m learning to love me,

Every flaw and memory.

Thirty-five and still becoming

The woman I was meant to be.