I spent so long looking outward Trying to find somebody’s light Waiting for somebody to save me While I disappeared from sight I gave away all my pieces Just to keep somebody near Smiled when my heart was breaking Said “I’m fine” when I was scared I learned how to give my everything I learned how to take the blame I learned how to carry everybody While nobody carried my pain I stood in the mirror this morning And I barely knew that face Then something deep inside me whispered “Girl, you’ve got to give yourself grace” You can’t keep pouring from an empty cup You can’t keep giving when you’ve had enough Sometimes the hardest thing you’ll ever do Is turn that loving back on you YOU GOTTA LOVE YOURSELF! When nobody else knows how YOU GOTTA LOVE YOURSELF! You gotta hold your own heart somehow Stop waiting for somebody To tell you that you’re enough Look in that mirror, baby And give yourself some love I’ve been called too much I’ve been called too little I’ve been somebody’s maybe When I should’ve been somebody’s miracle I chased every shadow I followed every door But the love I kept searching for Was standing inside me all along You can’t keep living for another soul You can’t lose yourself just to make them whole Sometimes you’ve got to let somebody go So you can finally come home YOU GOTTA LOVE YOURSELF! Even when the whole world says no YOU GOTTA LOVE YOURSELF! That’s where your healing starts to grow Stop begging for permission To become who you are You don’t need their approval To know you’re worth more than scars And if nobody calls… Call yourself If nobody stays… Stay with yourself If nobody sees you… Look in the mirror And tell that woman “I see you” “I see how hard you’ve tried I see every tear you’ve cried I see the battles you survived And baby… You’re still alive” So love yourself… Love yourself… Forgive yourself… Forgive yourself… Choose yourself… Choose yourself… Because you gotta— LOVE YOURSELF! YOU GOTTA LOVE YOURSELF! When nobody else knows how YOU GOTTA LOVE YOURSELF! You gotta lift your own heart now No more hiding No more running No more shrinking just to fit YOU GOTTA LOVE YOURSELF! Baby, don’t you ever forget— YOU ARE ENOUGH! Love yourself! Hold yourself! Forgive yourself! Choose yourself! When the world turns its back on you— TURN AROUND… AND LOVE YOURSELF! You spent your whole life Waiting to be loved… Maybe now… It’s your turn. You gotta love yourself.
