[Verse 1] My report card said, Not living up to his full potential. Funny how those words Can follow a boy for years. I spent half my life trying to prove them wrong, The other half believing they were right. Looking back now... I was just a kid Trying to find the light. [Verse 2] I called temptation freedom, Thought I had it all figured out. Whiskey, women, smoke and mirrors... Left me full of fear and doubt. I ran from love, I ran from truth, I ran from anything That looked like me. The farther that I wandered... The farther I got from Who I was supposed to be. [Chorus] I spent years trying to outrun The man staring back at me. Every wrong turn... Every closed door... Every broken dream I'd see. God saw the man I couldn't see, Even when I couldn't believe. He never stopped believing... Who I was supposed to be. (Who I was supposed to be) [Verse 3] I wore regret like an old coat, Heavy on my back. Always looking over my shoulder, Never cutting myself any slack. But mercy has a way Of finding broken souls. Piece by piece... Day by day... It made this broken man whole. [Bridge] If I could talk To that young man, The one who thought His life was over... I'd tell him... Slow down. The road you're fighting Is the road That's making you. Don't mistake the detours For the destination. [Chorus] I spent years trying to outrun The man staring back at me. Every scar... Every heartbreak... Every unanswered dream. God saw the man I couldn't see, When I was too blind to believe. He never gave up. He never walked away. He just kept leading me... To... Who I was supposed to be. (Who I was supposed to be) [Outro] The report card faded. The fear faded. The shame faded. Grace remained. And every step Brought me closer... To who I was supposed to be.
