confessions of a lesser me
(stokes)

funny what you'll tell a stranger
checkout lines as therapy
anonymous and out of danger
you'll spill your heart and history
well, my story isn't scandalous
my revelation's nothing new
but if you'll grant an audience
i'll share what's on my mind with you- see

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i don't champion the chances i take
and i mourn over the messes i make
i acquiesce to less in me
than the best in me sometimes
i wanna fly, i want a backbone of steel
and a reality a little less real
but thank God for grace and gravity
these are the confessions of a lesser me

ever scratch your head and wonder
what you did to end up here
how your hopes were blown asunder
will your conscience ever clear
i could tell you from experience
life isn't for the faint of heart
but sometimes what you make of it
can prove how bulletproof you are

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(bridge)
blessed is the man who knows himself
who can yell at the sky and beg to know why
and still manage to make his peace
that's who i wanna be

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