she used to be mine demo

Sara Bareilles

It s not simple to say
That most days I don t recognize me
That these shoes and this apron, that place and its patrons
Have taken more than I gave them
It s not easy to know
I m not anything like I used to be, although it s true
I was never attention s sweet center
I still remember that girl

She s imperfect, but she tries
She is good, but she lies
She is hard on herself
She is broken and won t ask for help
She is messy, but she s kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone, but she used to be mine

It s not what I asked for
Sometimes life just slips in through a backdoor
And carves out a person and makes you believe it s all true
And now I ve got you
And you re not what I asked for
If I m honest, I know I would give it all back
For a chance to start over and rewrite an ending or two
For the girl that I knew

Who ll be reckless, just enough
Who ll get hurt, but who learns how to toughen up
When she s bruised and gets used by a man who can t love
And then she ll get stuck
And be scared of the life that s inside her
Growing stronger each day til it finally reminds her
To fight just a little, to bring back the fire in her eyes
That s been gone, but used to be mine
Used to be mine

She is messy, but she s kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone, but she used to be mine