A Woman Built from Heartache

I was once a woman waiting with a suitcase Full of dreams. I believed every promise was exactly what it Seemed. Then love came like a wildfire, Burned everything I knew. I lost pieces of myself trying to hold On to you. But every tear I cried Left a little strength behind. I'm a woman built from heartache, Made stronger by the pain. Every scar became a lesson. Every loss became my name. You thought you left me broken. You thought I'd never stay. But the woman that you wounded built herself with Her own hands. I don't wait beside the window. I don't listen for your car. I learned to walk through midnight without wondering Where you are. The old blues still can find me, But they don't pull me down. I wear my scars like silver, and I carry Them with pride now. I Won't erase the memories. They helped me become who I am. I won't curse the nights that broke me. They taught me how to stand. You were part of my beginning, But you don't own my end. The heart you thought you shattered learned how to Beat again. I'm a woman built from heartache, And I'm stronger than before. I know what love is worth now, And I know what I won't settle for. You gave me tears and sorrow, but I gave Myself a new start. You may have broken yesterday, But you didn't break my Heart. The old guitar keeps crying, But I don't cry alone. I was built from heartache, and somehow I Became strong.