[Intro] Yeah… I spent too long tryna save what was already gone, Too long asking what I did wrong. But maybe losing everything Ain’t the end of me. Maybe it’s the beginning. [Verse 1] Woke up this morning, house felt different, Same four walls, but I felt something shiftin’. Looked in the mirror, barely knew that face, Too many years put everybody first place. I carried the weight, I swallowed the blame, Tried keeping alive what was dying in flames. Lost pieces of me just trying to hold on, Now I’m finding out they were never really gone. Got scars on my body, got some in my head, Got dreams I buried that ain’t staying dead. I can’t change yesterday, and I finally see The only life I can save now is the one in me. [Pre-Chorus] So here’s to the doors that slammed in my face, Here’s to the nights I thought I’d break. Every goodbye left a little more room For the man I’m becoming to finally come through. [Chorus] NEW START, NEW ME, I’m done being who you needed me to be. New road, new dreams, Got my hands back on the wheel, finally. I lost some people, I lost some sleep, But I found something I forgot how to keep. ME. Yeah, I’m still scarred, Still got miles underneath these feet, But I ain’t looking back. NEW START. NEW ME. [Verse 2] I used to think starting over meant I failed, Now I know sometimes you gotta leave the jail. And the craziest part? The door wasn’t locked, I was holding the handle, too scared to walk. Now the music gets louder, windows rolled down, I’m learning how freedom feels driving through town. Got my boy watching everything that I do, So I gotta show him what getting back up looks like too. Not chasing revenge, I got nothing to prove, I’m putting that energy into something new. If somebody loves me, they’ll love who I am, I ain’t shrinking myself just to fit in their hands. [Pre-Chorus] Here’s to the tears that watered the ground, Funny how something new starts growing now. I thought my whole world was falling apart, Turns out it was clearing a place for my heart. [Chorus] NEW START, NEW ME, I’m done being who you needed me to be. New road, new dreams, Got my hands back on the wheel, finally. I lost some people, I lost some sleep, But I found something I forgot how to keep. ME. Yeah, I’m still scarred, Still got miles underneath these feet, But I ain’t looking back. NEW START. NEW ME. [Bridge – beat drops down] I don’t need another apology. I don’t need somebody choosing me. I choose me. After every hospital room, Every goodbye, Every night staring at that ceiling asking God, “Why?” Maybe I finally got my answer. I survived it so I could become somebody I hadn’t met yet. [Beat comes back HARD] [Final Chorus] NEW START! NEW ME! Turn it up, let the whole damn world hear me. New fire, new dreams, You can take what we were, You ain’t taking what I’ll be. I’ve been knocked down, But I’m back on my feet. And for the first damn time I LIKE WHAT I SEE. No rearview living, No begging somebody to stay. NEW START! NEW ME! Yeah… Yesterday had its shot. Today belongs to me.
