Old Scars New Hands

[Verse 1]
I know my hands
Know what they broke
Know how they shake
When I get close

I wear my years
Like a torn-up coat
Some days it fits
Some days it chokes

[Pre-Chorus]
I used to run
From every bruise
Now I can name
What shaped the truth

And I won't hide
What made me mean
I turn that weight
Into something clean

[Chorus]
I am who I am
For better, for worse
(I am who I am)
Still I try to be first
To leave a light on
When I feel the hurt
(I am who I am)
But I choose the work

[Verse 2]
There are ghosts in me
That learned to stay
Old panic talks
In a loud old way

But I can pause
Before I swing
I can be kind
Without pretending

[Pre-Chorus]
I used to think
That meant I'd lose
If I didn't keep
My armor glued

Now I can bend
Without a bend
I can be rough
And still make amends

[Chorus]
I am who I am
For better, for worse
(I am who I am)
Still I try to be first
To leave a light on
When I feel the hurt
(I am who I am)
But I choose the work

[Bridge]
If I got hurt
It left its mark
If I got sharp
I learned in the dark

So I take that fire
And hold it low
Not to burn us
But help us grow

[Final Chorus]
I am who I am
For better, for worse
(I am who I am)
Still I try to be first
To leave a light on
When I feel the hurt
(I am who I am)
But I choose the work

I am who I am
And I won't desert
(I am who I am)
The tender in the dirt
Old scars, new hands
Still making it worth
(I am who I am)
To choose the good first