They say to treat people like you would yourself
But I don't treat myself too good
They say you can't love until you love yourself
But I'm just feelin' misunderstood

So why don't I love myself?
So why don't I love myself?
So why do I love myself like I don't deserve it?
And why do I see myself as a stranger in this skin?

Waiting for years just to feel a thing
Even in the mess
I'm learning to love myself again
It's just a work in progress
Work in progress
A work in progress

I'm learning to love myself again
I'm just a work in progress
I'm learning to love myself again
I'm just a work in progress
I'm learning to love myself again
I'm just a work in progress

Used to feeling like I can't get through the day
Without obsessing over little things
But now I'm focusin' on lovin' every piece
Even the things I can't change, oh

So why do I love myself like I don't deserve it?
And why do I see myself as a stranger in this skin?
Waiting for years just to feel a thing
Even in the mess

I'm learning to love myself again
It's just a work in progress
Work in progress
A work in progress

I'm learning to love myself again
I'm just a work in progress
I'm just a work in progress
(Yeah, I don't deserve it)

Finally, I feel again
Finally, it's worth the mess
I wish I could tell myself it works out in the end
And learning to love myself
Was worth the work in progress