VERSION OF ME

NEXT TIME I'LL BE KINDER WITH YOU
THERE'S JUST THIS HABIT THAT I HAVE
I THROW MY WORDS AROUND LIKE FIRE
TO CATCH ON YOUR GOOD HEART AND YOUR PEACE
OF MIND
THE NEXT TIME I'LL BE KINDER

IF I LEARN TO TAKE IT LIGHTER WHEN YOU
TELL ME THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I LACK
WOULD THAT MAKE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?
WOULD THAT MAKE IT BETTER AND BUY ME SOME TIME?

'CAUSE I'M DAMNED IF I DO
AND I'M DAMNED IF I DON'T
EVERY TIME I SWEAR I WILL YOU SAY THAT I WON'T
BUT THERE'S A BETTER VERSION OF ME
STAY FOR THE PERSON I'LL BE

NEXT TIME I'LL FIND [?] FOR YOU
WON'T TAKE FOR GRANTED WHAT WE HAVE
AWAKE WITH YOU IN MIND BUT I'M TIRED
OF ALL THESE DIFFERENT PHASES
OR ALL THESE THOUGHTS OF MINE

'CAUSE I'M DAMNED IF I'M TRUE
AND I'M DAMNED IF I'M RIGHT
EVERY TIME YOU SAY I'LL LOSE
I SWEAR THAT I'M TRYING
IF THERE'S A BETTER VERSION OF ME
WOULD YOU STAY FOR THE PERSON I'LL BE

STAY
STAY
STAY
STAY FOR THE PERSON I'LL BE
STAY FOR THE PERSON I'LL BE
STAY FOR THE PERSON I'LL BE
STAY
STAY