Verse 1 Three-thirty and the alarm cuts through Another dark morning breaking in two Cold floor, tired eyes, still fighting sleep But I made a promise I intend to keep One hour writing words I used to hide One hour lifting weight from deep inside Then coffee, work boots, chasing down the day Still carrying scars, but not the same way Pre-Chorus I spent too many years staring backwards Trying to fix what’s already gone Now I’m learning life keeps moving And maybe I should move along Chorus This is the new me Still scarred, still flawed, still learning to breathe Still fighting some demons But they don’t control me I got a wife that loves me Eight kids worth showing up for Friends that stood beside me And a life worth fighting toward No, I ain’t perfect And I ain’t pretending to be But I finally see the fighter The man I was supposed to be Yeah… this is the new me Verse 2 I used to drown myself in old mistakes Every regret, every heartbreak Thinking somehow pain was all I’d earn Like I was born only to crash and burn But now I see strength ain’t looking tough It’s waking up when life gets rough It’s checking in, showing love, being there Learning some people actually care Pre-Chorus And maybe healing ain’t erasing Everything you’ve lived through Maybe it’s finally understanding You survived becoming you Chorus This is the new me Still scarred, still flawed, still learning to breathe Still fighting some demons But they don’t control me I got a wife that loves me Eight kids worth showing up for Friends that stood beside me And a life worth fighting toward No, I ain’t perfect And I ain’t pretending to be But I finally see the fighter The man I was supposed to be Yeah… this is the new me Bridge I’m done living in the wreckage Done worshipping my past Done believing every broken thing Was built to forever last Now every sunrise feels like purpose Every breath feels earned And after all the years I spent lost I finally feel the fire burn Final Chorus This is the new me Not reborn, just finally awake Still carrying old memories But no longer carrying their weight I got people that I love now And people that love me back And every single morning I choose not to lose that No, I ain’t finished But I finally believe That becoming better matters more Than becoming perfect could ever be Yeah… this is the new me Outro Three-thirty comes early… But so does another chance.
