The Good Parts of You

[Verse 1]
I keep a file of the days I survived
Receipts in a drawer, old names on the side
A bus ticket folded from late October
Proof I was there before doubt took over

I read every flaw like a verdict in red
Turn a tired little thought into something I said
But somewhere beneath all the noise in my head
There’s a kid who kept going when hope should have fled

[Pre-Chorus]
When the mirror starts building a case
When I measure my worth by the lines on my face
I’ll reach for the moments I nearly erase
And let them remind me I’m more than this day

[Chorus]
Remember the good parts of you
The hands that held on, the hard things you moved through
When judgment comes sharpened and cold
Keep every small victory safe in your soul
Remember the good parts, remember they’re true
The world may be ruthless, don’t turn it on you
If all you can do is make it to dawn
That is a life with the lights still on

[Verse 2]
There’s a voice note recorded beside the kitchen sink
You laugh at the ending before you can think
A friend says my name like it still means something
And for one quiet second, the room stops running

I have been cruel to the person I am
For every missed chance, every unfinished plan
But the scars on my knuckles, the dirt on my hands
Are not proof I failed—they’re the shape of my stand

[Pre-Chorus]
When the mirror starts building a case
When every mistake gets a permanent place
I’ll gather the evidence fear threw away
The love I gave freely, the times that I stayed

[Chorus]
Remember the good parts of you
The hands that held on, the hard things you moved through
When judgment comes sharpened and cold
Keep every small victory safe in your soul
Remember the good parts, remember they’re true
The world may be ruthless, don’t turn it on you
If all you can do is make it to dawn
That is a life with the lights still on

[Bridge]
I am not only the worst thing I’ve done
Not every closed door means I came undone
There’s a pulse in the wreckage, a warmth in the bruise
A thousand small reasons I still get to choose

[Breakdown]
Say it plain
I was here
I was kind
I was scared
Still I stayed
Still I tried
That is mine
That is mine

[Instrumental]

[Final Chorus]
Remember the good parts of you
The hands that held on, the hard things you moved through
When judgment comes sharpened and cold
Keep every small victory safe in your soul
Remember the good parts, remember they’re true
Even your tired heart is carrying you
If all you can do is make it to dawn
That is a life with the lights still on

[Outro]
Keep the note in the drawer
Keep the laugh on the phone
When you can’t see the good in yourself
Borrow mine till you know