I Survived You - Clay Aiken

I see the picture clearer now
The fog has lifted
The wool you tried to pull
over my eyes was clever
Yeah, you're gifted
But you forgot to dot some "i's"
And cross some "t's" along the way
I'm better now despite you, baby
I'm stronger these days, stronger

(Chorus:)
I survived the crash, survived the burn
Survived the worst, yeah baby, but I learned
Survived the lies, survived the blues
It almost killed me, but I survived the truth
And when you wrote me off like I was doomed
I survived you

I can look in the mirror now
It's been a slow awakening
Haunted by a heart full of you
I couldn't help mistaking
That you could ever care for anyone
Anyone but yourself, hey, yeah
But you would have to have a conscience,
baby Good luck, I wish you well

(Repeat chorus)

(Bridge:)
This heart has been torn in two,
cut and bruised
With too many bitter endings
I'll be damned if I have thoughts of you
Rain on my new beginning

(Repeat chorus 2x)