If Only You Knew (Life Lessons)

Mm, hmm

Hmm, mm, yeah

If you only knew the nights I cried

Praying to God, asking Him why

Smiling in the crowd, but broken inside

Carrying a weight I could never describe

I lost friends, lost love, even lost myself

Had a Bible in my hand but still needed help

I was down so low with nowhere to run

But somehow the morning still brought me the sun

These are the lessons life gave me for free

Every scar on my heart turned me into me

If you ever been broken, then you understand

Sometimes God'll break you just to make you stand

I learned family can cut you deeper than the streets

And silence will teach you more than a speech

I learned money don't heal what your soul's been through

And forgiveness ain't for them, it's what sets you loose

I've been lied on, cheated, left for dead

Had people toast to my pain while I bled

But every storm I survived

It gave me proof that the hardest road still leads you to truth

These are the lessons life gave me for free

Every scar on my heart turned me into me

If you ever been broken then you understand

Sometimes God'll break you just to make you stand

I ain't who I was, but I thank God for that

'Cause every time I fell, He put me right back

And now when I look in the mirror, I see

A woman built stronger than the pain tried to leave, oh

These are the lessons life gave me for free

Every scar on my heart turned me into me

If you ever been broken then you understand

Sometimes God'll break you just to make you stand

So don't you hide your tears, let 'em water your ground

Will try to bury you, will lift you out

Every stumble, every heartbreak, every night alone

Was just the road God used to bring me home

Hmm, hmm