Half of Me

He did life on his own

Had a house but not a home

Until one day he decided he would make one

He met grief at fifteen

Taught himself who he should be

Never chose to be defined by where he came from

And if you met him

Asked him some questions

Bout all of the stories and memories and lessons

He'd say

It's not what you've been through

It's what you do with it

There's good in the bad

It's just how you're viewing it

You aren't everything you've seen

Who you've been ain't who you'll be

And it brings me peace

Knowing all of him is half of me

He taught me love with no conditions

Everything that he was missing when he was a kid

Don't know how he did but he did

People say that I'm just like him

But they don't even know

I'm lucky to get close

Got a long way to go

It's not what you've been through

It's what you do with it

There's good in the bad

It's just how you're viewing it

You aren't everything you've seen

Who you've been ain't who you'll be

And it brings me peace

Knowing all of him is half of me

And if you met him

Asked him some questions

Bout all of the stories and memories and lessons

He'd say

It's not what you've been through

It's what you do with it

There's good in the bad

It's just how you're viewing it

You aren't everything you've seen

Who you've been ain't who you'll be

And it brings me peace

Knowing all of him is half of me

Half of me

Half of me