(Verse 1) I don’t have to be perfect to be worthy, I don’t have to know it all today. I’ve been learning as I go, Doing the best I could along the way. I made choices with the tools I had, With the heart I carried then. Looking back with softer eyes, I choose kindness now and when. (Pre-Chorus) I release the weight of judgment, I loosen every heavy thought. (Chorus) I am gentle with me, I let myself be, I don’t punish my past to protect my future peace. I grow through love, not shame or fear, I speak to myself kindly here. I am gentle with me, I take my time, Healing happens when I’m on my side. I forgive, I breathe, I let it go — I’m allowed to move forward slow. (Verse 2) Every step I took made sense somehow, Even when it led me far from home. I can honor where I’ve been, Without living there alone. I am not my mistakes or doubts, I am more than what went wrong. I am becoming something new, And I’ve been all along. (Pre-Chorus) I don’t need to fight myself, To become who I will be. (Chorus) I am gentle with me, I let myself be, I don’t punish my past to protect my future peace. I grow through love, not shame or fear, I speak to myself kindly here. I am gentle with me, I take my time, Healing happens when I’m on my side. I forgive, I breathe, I let it go — I’m allowed to move forward slow. (Bridge) If I spoke to myself like someone I love, I would hear encouragement rise. So I choose a softer voice now, And I listen when it replies. There is no lesson in cruelty, No wisdom in self-attack. I learn more when I stay open, When I welcome myself back. (Final Chorus) I am gentle with me, steady and kind, There’s no race I have to outrun. Every step I take with compassion Brings me closer to who I’ve become. (Outro) I don’t need to be harder. I choose to be kind. I am learning… And that is enough.
