Dm
I wrote a song, a journal
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Gave it to the world

Told the story
          A/C#         Dm
Of when I was just a girl

Dm
I sought understanding
 Dm/F         A
Clarity in truth

By baring all the wounds
    A/C#          Dm
Inflicted on my youth

Dm
You criticized my choice
 Dm/F              A
To stand up to my past

To give the pain a voice
      A/C#            Dm
So that it too could pass

Dm
But I felt brave
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And filled with pride as I let go
                             A/C#            Dm
Of bitterness that wouldn't leave or let me grow

     Gm             Dm
And I will spend a lifetime
Gm              Dm
Trying to understand
     Gm                Dm
Why someone sharing my bloodline
         Gm              A
Would not lend me their hand

    Dm               F
Am I supposed to apologize?
 Bb A Dm
I'm    supposed to apologize?
    Dm               F
Am I supposed to apologize?
 Bb A Dm
I'm    supposed to apologize?

Dm
I loved her more than myself
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But she made me choose

Between her and my father
   A/C#      Dm
And so I refused

Dm
I fled her house and wrath
Dm/F             A
Eleven years of age

Followed the crooked path
      A/C#         Dm
That led me to a stage

Dm
The curtains opened up
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My heart followed the lead

The music wouldn't stop
       A/C#            Dm
And I could finally breathe

     Gm             Dm
And I will spend a lifetime
Gm              Dm
Trying to understand
     Gm                Dm
Why someone sharing my bloodline
         Gm              A
Would not lend me their hand

    Dm               F
Am I supposed to apologize?
 Bb A Dm
I'm    supposed to apologize?
    Dm               F
Am I supposed to apologize?
 Bb A Dm
I'm    supposed to apologize?