Nothing Left To Prove

[INTRO] I used to think I'd have it figured out by now Funny how that works You spend your whole life running toward something Then one day you stop [VERSE 1] I kept a list of all the things I thought I had to be A better son, a better friend A better version of me I wore the right clothes Said the right things Tried to laugh at all the jokes I learned to hide the cracks so well Nobody knew they broke I chased every finish line Like somebody kept score Every time I got a little close I moved it just a little more [PRE-CHORUS] And I don't know when it happened But somewhere along the way I got tired of explaining Why I deserved a place [CHORUS] I've got nothing left to prove Nothing left to hide I've spent too many years Trying to get everything right If you don't understand me I guess that's alright too I'm done trying to be somebody Just to be somebody to you I've got nothing left to prove And maybe that's the truth Maybe losing who I thought I was Is how I finally found the truth [VERSE 2] I remember being seventeen Thinking I'd never change Like every stupid promise Was something I'd have to save I thought the world was watching Every move I ever made Like everybody had a spotlight And I was born upon the stage Then friends became old numbers And old dreams gathered dust Some people that I swore I'd know forever I don't even talk to much And I used to call that failure Like something had gone wrong Now I think some things just disappear Because they weren't meant to last this long [PRE-CHORUS] And maybe growing older Isn't becoming someone new Maybe it's finally understanding You were always enough as you [CHORUS] I've got nothing left to prove Nothing left to hide I've spent too many years Trying to get everything right If you don't understand me I guess that's alright too I'm done trying to be somebody Just to be somebody to you I've got nothing left to prove And maybe that's the truth Maybe losing who I thought I was Is how I finally found the truth [BRIDGE] I don't need the last word I don't need you to stay I don't need to win the argument Or make you see it my way I don't need to turn back time Or make those years come true I don't need the younger me To understand what I'd do He did the best he could With everything he knew And I wish I could go back Just to tell him that's enough too [BREAKDOWN] You don't have to be the strongest You don't have to be the best You don't have to make everybody Believe you passed the test You don't have to keep pretending You don't have to play the part Sometimes putting down the weight Is the bravest thing you start [FINAL CHORUS] I've got nothing left to prove Nothing left to hide I don't need another reason To be proud of being alive If you don't understand me I guess that's alright too I'm done trying to be somebody Just to be somebody to you I've got nothing left to prove No finish line to chase No version of myself I have to finally replace And if tomorrow finds me Still trying to figure things out I'll take it as it comes And I'll leave the rest behind I've got nothing left to prove And nothing left to lose For the first time in my life I think I finally get to choose [OUTRO] Maybe I don't need the answer Maybe I never did I spent my whole life Trying to become somebody Turns out... I just needed to be me.