Haunted By the Past

I’ve felt every pain
I’ve been driven insane
My insides haunt me
Nightmares are all I see

I can’t say that I’m stronger 
But I found out who I am 
I don’t know if I can hold on much longer
But I’m learning to be a man

Was it all my own idiocy 
Or was I lost in love’s fallacy   
Do I live with my own regret
Or should I forget we ever met 

I can’t say that I’m stronger 
But I found out who I am 
I don’t know if I can hold on much longer
But I’m learning to be a man

Sometimes I can’t get past all the hell I’ve been through
But I know that it’s all gotten me to you
Sometimes I get haunted by my past
But through it all I know your love will always last 

I know she’ll always have that part of me
But my future is still ahead of me
I know I’ll always have my past
But my friends and family will always last 
So get away from me! 

I can’t say that I’m stronger 
But I found out who I am 
I don’t know if I can hold on much longer
But I’m learning to be a man
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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