If I Knew Me Then

I was 16

The night that he kissed me

Sitting in the front seat

Of his daddy’s 4 by 4

He was two years older

And I was just a placeholder

I let him take me further than I’d ever been before

I held the tears back when he walked me to the door

If I knew me then

Like I know me now

That’s a road that I

Would’ve never gone down

I’da drawn that line

I’da held my ground

If I knew me then

Like I know me now

College came and

I did my best to fit in

A stranger in a strange land

Cause I wasn’t one of them

All those girls I

Tried so hard to be like

Partying those late nights

Wanting them to be my friends

Had to learn to like me just the way I am

If I knew me then

Like I know me now

That’s a road that I

Would’ve never gone down

I’da drawn that line

I’da held my ground

If I knew me then

Like I know me now

I’d listen to my mama

Have a milkshake when I wanna

Stay away from all the drama

I’d know a boy from a man

I wouldn’t sweat the small stuff

Love the girl that they made fun of

She was a diamond in the rough and now I finally understand

Life deals the cards and we just play our hand

If I knew me then

Like I know me now

There are roads that I

Would’ve never gone down

I’d just tell myself

Things’ll all work out

If I knew me then

Like I know me now