She Used To Be Mine - Sara Bareilles

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[Verse 1]

It's not simpl

e to say
          
That most days

, I don't reco

gnize me
           
That these sho

es and this ap

ron

That place and its patrons
     
Have taken mor

e than I gave 

them

It's not easy 

to know
        
I'm not anythi

ng that I used

 to be althoug

h
          
It's true, I w

as never atten

tion's sweet c

enter
  
I still rememb

er that girl

[Chorus 1]

She's imperfec

t but she trie

s
       
She is good bu

t she lies
      
She is hard on

 herself
      
She is broken 

and won't ask 

for help
       
She is messy b

ut she's kind
       
She is lonely 

most of the ti

me
       
She is all of 

this mixed up 

and
              
baked in a bea

       
utiful pie
              
She is gone bu

              
t she used to 

   
be mine

[Verse 2]

And it's not w

hat I asked fo

r
         
Sometimes life

 just slips in

 through a bac

kdoor
            
and carves out

              
 a person and 

              
makes you beli

            
eve it's all t

rue

And now I've got you

And you're not

 what I asked 

for
       
If I'm honest 

I know I would

 give it all b

ack
      
for a chance t

o start over
              
And rewrite an

       
 ending or two

for the girl that I knew

[Chorus 2]
         
Who'd be reckl

ess just enoug

h
          
Who'd get hurt

 but who learn

s how to tough

en up
           
When she's bru

ised and gets 

used
              
By a man who c

     
an't love

And then she'll get stuck
       
And be scared 

of the life th

at's inside he

r
    
Growing strong

er each day

'Til it finally reminds her
   
To fight just 

a little
              
To bring back 

              
the fire in he

   
r eyes
              
That's been go

              
ne but used to

         
 be mine
            
Used to be min

    
e

[Ending]
    
She is messy b

ut she's kind
       
She is lonely 

most of the ti

me
       
She is all of 

this mixed up
              
and baked in a

       
 beautiful pie
              
She is gone bu

              
t she used to 

   
be mine