I spent my life believing there was nothing good in me
Except the blood of Jesus, but wasn't He the One who made me?
Looked for love inside the church, found it came at quite a cost
And I learned that truth without compassion is a double-edged sword

I've lied, I've cried, I've prayed, denied
I've tried to be a better man
I won't give up 'til I lay me down, but I'll smile and say anyhow
That's just who I am

I've made choices that I wouldn't wish upon a stranger
I've lived my life in fear, I've danced the dance with danger
Sometimes I look into the mirror ashamed of what I see
Sometimes I get a glimpse and smile I'm on my way to peace

I've lied, I've cried, I've prayed, denied
I've tried to be a better man
I won't give up 'til I lay me down, but I'll smile and say anyhow
That's just who I am

I'm sane, I'm crazy, passionate but lazy
I'm sexual, I'm a prude, I'm sensitive but I'm rude
I'm clean, I'm dirty, I've just begun, I'm over thirty
I'm insecure, I'm arrogant, I can do it all but I can't
I'm stupid, I know a lot, I have what I want, Don't want what I've got
I'm brave, afraid to try, I'm schizophrenic and so am I
Couldn't care more, couldn't care less, I know what I want, I'm a fucked up mess
Meet me half way, I'm a hundred percent, I'm consistently inconsistent

I've lied, I've cried, I've prayed, denied
I've tried to be a better man
I won't give up 'til I lay me down, but I'll smile and say anyhow
That's just who I am

So here's to all the therapy I guess I should have taken
If I had to sum it up, I've been stirred but I'm not shaken

I've lied, I've cried, I've prayed, denied
I've tried to be a better man
I won't give up 'til I lay me down, but I'll smile and say anyhow
That's just who I am