Correction

[Intro] Yeah They keep bringing up the old me Like I owe my future to my history I learned I changed That’s the point [Verse 1] I did wrong back then, I can say that clear I don’t rewrite facts just to disappear Took every lesson, put truth in gear Now the man I became got a different steer They say, “You did it too, so how you speak now?” ’Cause I learned what it costs when the truth breaks down I was living one way, I don’t live that now You can quote my past, you can’t hold me down That ain’t hypocrisy, that’s correction Bad decisions turned into direction Every loss gave sharper perception Now I move with a different intention I don’t need to pretend I was always right I can own every wrong and still change my life If I walked through dark and discovered light Why would yesterday cancel what I know tonight? [Pre-Chorus] I was there I was wrong I admit it I moved on Learned the cost Changed the route Now they hate when I call it out [Chorus] Don’t use my past to invalidate me I grew from the person that I used to be What I did then doesn’t dictate me I learned from the pressure, now I move differently Don’t use my past to invalidate me I faced every truth that I didn’t wanna see Growth means changing when the facts speak plainly You can know my history, you still don’t define me [Verse 2] They want consistency even when you’re wrong Like staying in error somehow makes you strong Nah, if the road was bad, then I switch that path I’m not staying lost just to match my past I can warn somebody ’bout the same mistakes That I made myself when I raised those stakes Matter fact, I know what that choice can take ’Cause I lived through the cost that the choice can make That gives weight when I tell you, “Don’t go there” I remember the damage, I know that air Experience taught what a lecture can’t Now I speak from the lesson, not some empty rant They dig through years trying to win one point Trying to freeze one frame like that’s still my joint But a man can evolve when his mind gets sharp You don’t judge the whole journey by where it starts [Bridge] I won’t defend what I know was wrong I won’t stay there just to prove I’m strong Truth changed me, so I changed my course Growth takes honesty, not remorse alone I’m not who I was That’s not contradiction Changing your path Is called progression [Chorus] Don’t use my past to invalidate me I grew from the person that I used to be What I did then doesn’t dictate me I learned from the pressure, now I move differently Don’t use my past to invalidate me I faced every truth that I didn’t wanna see Growth means changing when the facts speak plainly You can know my history, you still don’t define me [Verse 3] I got receipts on myself, no fear Every bad move made the lesson more clear I’m not acting perfect, I’m standing sincere I corrected direction year after year What’s the point of wisdom if nobody shifts? What’s the point of learning if nothing gets fixed? If a man sees better but refuses to switch That ain’t loyalty, that’s pride in the mix So bring up the past, I’ll acknowledge the facts But don’t act like growth means I gotta go back Every scar on the timeline strengthened the map Now I know where I’m headed, no changing that I can disagree with the man I became Years ago when I played that game Same name, different standards today That’s evolution, not running away [Final Chorus] Don’t use my past to invalidate me I grew from the person that I used to be What I did then doesn’t dictate me I learned from the pressure, now I move differently Don’t use my past to invalidate me I faced every truth that I didn’t wanna see Growth means changing when the facts speak plainly You can know my history, you still don’t define me [Outro] I did it I learned from it I changed from it That’s growth