Most people take the best of me;
All I've got's the rest of me.
Closest to me is all I take,
my mistakes.

Long ago when I was young
A bitter soul, a selfish one
I felt the world was cruel to me
I was so blind, I could not see
The damage was only caused by me
But now I'm free; I'm wide awake
It was my mistake.

In youth we think we know so much
We take and take and push our luck
It's hard to understand how much we
Isolate and loose our dignity.
But know I'm free; I'm wide awake
I was my mistake.

Most people take the best from me
All I've got's the rest of me
Closest to me is all I take,
My mistakes.

Now I'm older I'm humbled by
Life, Death, and a world not mine
Most people are so hurt and blind
Their eyes shut tight; their words unkind
In a crowd I stand alone, but in my mind
My eyes can see; I'm wide awake
It's my mistake.

So I let most people take the best of me
All I've got's the rest of me
Closest to me is all I take,
My mistakes.