[Verse 1] I gave my best away Then stared at the floor Kept saying I was fine When I felt less and less sure You saw the cracks in me But I hid every seam How can I hold your heart If I won’t hold mine clean? [Pre-Chorus] I took the long way home With my head in the rain Learned the hard truth slow Love can come with pain I’m not made of glass I’m not made of gold I can bend and bruise But I can still be whole [Chorus] Love me first, love me right Take the good and the fight Love me first, love me right I’m learning how to stay alive [Chorus] Love me first, love me right Take the good and the fight Love me first, love me right I’m learning how to stay alive [Verse 2] You don’t get easy days You get teeth and rain You get salt in your laugh And the weight of change But I’m still here, babe With the cut and the shine Every broken part Can still learn to align [Pre-Chorus] I took the long way home With my head in the rain Learned the hard truth slow Love can come with pain I’m not made of glass I’m not made of gold I can bend and bruise But I can still be whole [Chorus] Love me first, love me right Take the good and the fight Love me first, love me right I’m learning how to stay alive [Bridge] [Beat faders in] Yeah, I used to run from my own reflection Talk big, then fold when I felt rejection Mum said, “Girl, heal your own bruises” Before you go and hand out your love like loose change I wanted perfect, wanted pretty Wanted soft words in a hard bitty city But real love starts where the hurt sits I had to kiss the scar to unlearn this [Beat faders out] [Vocal fader up] [Final Chorus] Love me first, love me right Take the good and the fight Love me first, love me right I’m learning how to stay alive Love me first, love me right Hold the ache, hold the light Love me first, love me right Then I can love you like I should tonight [Outro] (Love me first) Love me right (Take the good) Take the fight (Love me first) I’m learning how to stay alive
