Lyrics

The Man in the Mirror Was Me
[Verse 1]
My knees complain when morning comes
My back aches in the cold
The body keeps a record
Of every mile and toll
Every reckless late-night outing
Every ladder, every fall
Every fight I thought I had to win
Still echoes through it all
[Pre-Chorus]
And some days I move slower
Than the man I feel inside
[Chorus]
When I look in the mirror
I barely know the face
Lines where youth once lived
Time is written in its place
When I stand there long enough
For memories to break free
Staring back through all those years
The man in the mirror was me
[Verse 2]
There were chances that I took
And roads I should’ve left alone
But every scar upon this body
Was earned and fully owned
And though the pain can wear me down
When the nights are hard to sleep
I wouldn’t trade a single wound
For a safer life to keep
[Pre-Chorus]
Because the soul still burns
Even when the body complains
[Chorus]
I looked into the mirror
And I questioned who I’d been
Was it worth the cost of living
For the shape that I’m still in
Then I saw the fire still alive
Behind these eyes of mine
And the man I used to be
Was still looking back in time
[Bridge]
The years can steal your strength
But they can’t erase your story
And every broken piece of you
Still carries part of the glory
[Final Chorus]
So I’ll take the good with the bad
The laughter with the tears
The reckless nights, the broken bones
And all those worn-out years
Because the life I chose to live
Made me who I came to be
And after all these years
I’m finally proud of what I see
Yeah, after all these years
The man in the mirror was me