Come Clean

[Intro]
The image of you
The thought burns right through
A flaw in an otherwise perfect crime
It's funny how the things I care about
Are damaged but the unimportant things are fine

[Verse 1]
14 Herbert Street, two thousand and ten
I was eighteen
I couldn't keep my fucking story straight
I pushed you all away
But the street lights on Mayne, they still flicker
Even though we're never there to see

[Verse 2]
I always wanted to call but I had nothing to say
And you seemed better off since you moved away
I can't say I don't miss the company
Of such a better example of me

[Chorus 1]
I know I had you all concerned
But I've changed now, I'm better
And I got just what I deserved
Persistence, respect is a process

[Verse 3]
Torn between another bullshit apology
Or blaming everything I said on a broken self-esteem
Dodge the burden, evade the blame
Or suck it up and just come clean
I'll never be the same again
And all I have to thank is me

[Pre-Chorus]
Is there anything I can say
To bring back the old days?

[Chorus 2]
I know I had you all concerned
But I've changed now, I'm better
And I got just what I deserved
Persistence, respect is a process
I've been obsessing over bridges burned
Though it's over, it lingers
So tell the others when it works for you
I miss you and life's a little longer now