The Only Version of Me That I Like

I look in the mirror And I don't see a friend. Just a man who's been runnin' since I don't Know when. I see the coldness, the walls, and the pride. The parts of my soul where I normally hide. I've spent a lifetime hating the skin I'm in. But then you walk in and the healing Begins. I'm a different man when I'm holding your hand. You're the only one who can make me Stand. Because you're looking at the only version of me That I actually like, That I'm proud to be. The one who can hope, the one who can Feel. The one who's not hiding, The one who is real. I'm a ghost in the dark when we're apart, You see. But with you, I'm the only version of me that I like. Before I met you, I was bitter and gray. Just counting the hours, just wasting the days. I didn't think I had any kindness left to Give. I was just surviving, I forgot how to Live. But you find the light in the shadows I Keep. You wake up the heart that I buried so Deep. Don't ever stop looking at me that way. It's the only reason I'm choosing to stay. Because you're looking at the only version of me That I actually like, That I'm proud to be. The one who can hope, the one who can Feel. The one who's not hiding, The one who is real. I'm a ghost in the dark when we're apart, You see. But with you, I'm the only version of me that I like. I'm terrified of who I am without you. Of that hollow man that I always return to. So don't let me go, don't let the light Fade. I'm finally brave. I'm no longer afraid. You're the only version of me that I like. The only reason I'm winning the fight. I'm a ghost in the dark when we're apart, You see. But with you, Yeah, with you, I'm the only version of me that I Like. The only version That I like. That I like.