ugly duckling -  McCafferty

Recorded 2023

LYRICS

Verse 1
I spent years with a hard heart, closed fists and closed doors,
Talkin’ loud but sayin’ nothin’, always wantin’ more.
I let pride be my anchor, I let anger steer my hand,
But somewhere on that broken road, I learned to understand.

Chorus
I’m not what I use to be, I’m finding a better man in me,
Learning how to love, how to bend, how to see.
We stumble, we fall, but the choice is still ours,
To rise from the dirt and reach for the stars.
No, I ain’t perfect, but I’m finally free—
I’m not what I use to be.

Verse 2
Now I sit a little longer, listen more than I speak,
I share the weight of my burdens, and the dreams that I keep.
Compassion’s like a river, it can heal a hardened soul,
Turns the coldest night into fire, makes a broken man whole.

Chorus
I’m not what I use to be, I’m finding a better man in me,
Learning how to love, how to bend, how to see.
We stumble, we fall, but the choice is still ours,
To rise from the dirt and reach for the stars.
No, I ain’t perfect, but I’m finally free—
I’m not what I use to be.

Bridge

Time can change a sinner, time can soften stone,
And the hardest lesson learned is we don’t walk alone.
Every scar tells a story, every tear makes it clear,
The man in the mirror’s someone new standing here.

Final Chorus
I’m not what I use to be, I’m finding a better man in me,
Learning how to love, how to bend, how to see.
We stumble, we fall, but the choice is still ours,
To rise from the dirt and reach for the stars.
No, I ain’t perfect, but I’m finally free—
I’m not what I use to be.

Outro (spoken or sung soft)
No, I ain’t perfect… but I’m finally free.
I’m not what I use to be.

Not What I Use to Be

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From their album "Thanks. Sorry. Sure"
Out on 12"/CD/Digital via Take This To Heart Records

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From the McCafferty / Heart Attack Man - Split
Out Feb 2nd on 12"/CD/Digital via Take This To Heart/Triple Crown records

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