Karaoké She Used to Be Mine Sara Bareilles (Waitress musical)

It's not simple to say that most days

I don't recognize me

That these shoes and this apron

That place and its patrons

Have taken more than I gave them

It's not easy to know

I'm not anything like I used to be although it's true

I was never attention's sweet center

I still remember that girl

She's imperfect but she tries

She is good but she lies

She is hard on herself

She is broken and won't ask for help

She is messy but she's kind

She is lonely most of the time

She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie

She is gone but she used to be mine

And it's not what I asked for

Sometimes life just slips in through a back door

And carves out a person and makes you believe it's all true 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 back

For a chance to start over and rewrite an ending or two for the girl that I knew

Who'll be reckless just enough who'll get hurt

But who learns how to toughen up when she's bruised

And gets used by a man who can't love

And then she'll get stuck and be scared of the life that's inside her

Growing stronger each day 'till it finally reminds her to fight just a little

To bring back the fire in her eyes

That's been gone but used to be mine

Used to be mine

She is messy but she's kind

She is lonely most of the time

She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie

She is gone but she used to be mine