[Verse 1] We hit the county line Ate fries in your truck bed Sang to old sad songs With your hand on my red dress Friday night bowling lanes You laughed when I missed once Then Sunday at my place You said, “We can fix us” [Pre-Chorus] I forgave the wreckage I forgave the smoke I forgave the silence When you left me broke But I can still see it Every lie, every scar You don’t get to burn me Then ask for my heart [Chorus] I’m choosing myself I’m choosing myself You had your chances Too many chances I’m choosing myself I’m choosing myself I still love you, baby But I’m done with the damage [Verse 2] We took that summer drive Windows down in the heat Got lost off Route Nine Shared gas station sweets You held my face like prayer Then threw it back in glass Now every good memory Cuts like broken class I remember the fights The door slam, the rain The makeups, the makeups The same old shame I kept on staying Like love could make you learn But forgiveness ain’t a key To the same old hurt [Pre-Chorus] I forgave the wreckage I forgave the smoke I forgave the silence When you left me broke But I can still see it Every lie, every scar You don’t get to burn me Then ask for my heart [Chorus] I’m choosing myself I’m choosing myself You had your chances Too many chances I’m choosing myself I’m choosing myself I still love you, baby But I’m done with the damage [Bridge] And I know your kiss Still lives in my mind Like a bruise in the dark That don’t heal with time You can keep your excuses Keep your half-truths too I’m not your last resort I’m not coming back for you No more waiting around No more calling me weak I’m taking my own name Back with both my feet [Chorus] I’m choosing myself I’m choosing myself You had your chances Too many chances I’m choosing myself I’m choosing myself I still love you, baby But I’m done with the damage [Outro] I forgave you But I won’t return I loved you hard Now watch me learn I’m choosing myself Yeah, I’m choosing myself
