I'm not ashamed of who I am or where I've been
I've made mistakes
Some of them all over again

I'm not perfect and I sure as hell don't pretend to be

You're not who I live to please

And some nights I cry myself to sleep
Throw my head under my pillow and try to breathe
Did you know I'm drowning in the words you speak?


But it only makes me stronger and a better me
Lie in your bed and all you hear is what they say

Thinking of how you're gonna prove 'em wrong one day
But they're not perfect, even though they pretend to be


And this is what they don't see
That some nights you cry yourself to sleep
Throw your head under your pillow and try to breathe

They don't know you're drowning in the words they speak
But it'll only make you stronger
Cause some nights I cried myself to sleep


Threw my head under my pillow and tried to breathe
Used to listen to the words that they'd speak

But it only made me stronger
It only made me stronger and a better me