[Verse 1] I’ve hit rock bottom I’ve made the devil proud I made my own choices Then blamed it on my crowd I’ve done things and said things I don’t think any man should If I could escape my past To sleep at night, you know damn well I would [Pre-Chorus] Now I’m old and grey Trying to live honest I can’t change the past Can’t make you understand this [Chorus] That’s just who I am That’s just who I am I turn my pain to paper I turn my tears to songs It’s how I say I love you It’s how I say I miss you I’m sorry, please accept My apologies [Verse 2] It sounds kinda foolish To try and right my wrongs By expressing what I’m feeling Through poetry and songs I don’t hide from the mirror I don’t run from the blame Every scar upon these hands Still remembers my name [Pre-Chorus] Now I’m old and grey Trying to live honest I can’t change the past Can’t make you understand this [Chorus] That’s just who I am That’s just who I am I turn my pain to paper I turn my tears to songs It’s how I say I love you It’s how I say I miss you I’m sorry, please accept My apologies [Bridge] (Build the energy here — drums and guitars push forward, vocals become bigger and more emotional. Belt the first line with conviction.) If I could trade these memories I’d lay them down today But the road that I’ve walked on Ain’t a road I can erase (Keep building — powerful vocal delivery, full band, emotional lift into the final lines.) So I speak it out, I write it down And let the truth come through What I can’t make right in life I try to say to you [Final Chorus] That’s just who I am That’s just who I am I turn my pain to paper I turn my tears to songs It’s how I say I love you It’s how I say I miss you I’m sorry, please accept My apologies [Outro] (Drop the instrumentation slightly, then finish with a warm, emotional vocal. Let the final words linger.) That’s just who I am I turn my pain to paper I turn my tears to songs My apologies
