Listen to Used to Be Mine (Live) song with lyrics from Lauren Spencer-Smith

Used to Be Mine (Live)

Lauren Spencer-Smith17 Sep 2019

Used to Be Mine (Live) Lyrics

 

Used to Be Mine (Live) - Lauren Spencer-Smith

Lyrics by:Sara Bareilles

Composed by: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 it's 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 used to be mine

 

It's not what I asked for

Sometimes life

Just slips in through a backdoor

And carves out a person

That makes you believe it's all true

 

And now I've got you

 

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 gets 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

 

And 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