Dear Me

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Hey kid, huddled up by that radio light
Hiding your magic in the middle of the night
You think you’re too loud, or maybe just too much
But girl, that broken voice is your only crutch
The world’s gonna try to make you feel small
But that hole in your heart? It’s a song for us all

I know it feels like you’re drowning in blue
But I’m writing from the shore, yeah, I made it through

So don’t you fold, don’t you dare back down
Don’t trade that fire for a hand-me-down crown
One day you’ll stand where the bright light glows
And heal every scar that nobody knows
When the world gets heavy and you’re all alone
Sing, baby, sing, that’s how you get home

Now listen real close, ’cause the road gets dark
Keep your distance from the boys who just want your spark
They’ll sell you a dream then leave you in the dirt
Praying to a God just to numb out the hurt
You ain’t a project, you don’t need saved
You’re a wildflower growing on a sinner’s grave

And skip that rink when you’re thirteen years old
Don’t watch him kiss her while the music turns cold
Yeah, it’s gonna sting, it’s gonna feel like the end
But that’s just the ink in a songwriter’s pen
The whiskey, the pills, the I’m sorry lies
They’re just fuel for the fire in those hazel eyes

Every scar’s a verse! Every tear’s a beat
Every bridge you burned put the shoes on your feet
You’re gonna fall, yeah, you’re gonna bleed
But you’re the only miracle you’re ever gonna need

So don’t you fold, don’t you dare back down
Don’t trade that fire for a hand-me-down crown
One day you’ll stand where the bright light glows
And heal every scar that nobody knows
When the world gets heavy and you’re all alone
Sing, baby, sing, that’s how you get home

Signed with love, from the woman you’ll be
Still a little bit broken, but finally free
Just keep singing, kid. I’m waiting for you
Just keep singing, kid. I’m waiting for you