I still had traces of my lack of trust
That I carried with me all along
I still had traces of ways that made me weak
Stopping me from truly being strong
I still had traces of all my self-doubt
Lingering in a brand new loving background
You'd think that'd be easy to figure out
But for me I see now it wasn't
You helped me see all my past traces
That I thought I had wiped away
The things I had to turn and face
Before my heart was relationship ready again
It's hard to embrace the new with the old inside
And I've learned what a fresh start takes
There's things in life that need to be left behind
Without a trace
You could have just walked away
And left me wondering what it was all about
You could have been indirect and vague
Which would have just increased my doubts
But you addressed the issues gently and kind
And let me come to my own conclusions
And now without carrying those traces of hurt inside
I'm able to fully embrace us
You helped me see all my past traces
That I thought I had wiped away
The things I had to turn and face
Before my heart was relationship ready again
It's hard to embrace the new with the old inside
And I've learned what a fresh start takes
There's things in life that need to be left behind
Without a trace
You addressed the issues gently and kind
And let me come to my own conclusions
And now without carrying those traces of hurt inside
I'm able to fully embrace us
You helped me see all my past traces
That I thought I had wiped away
The things I had to turn and face
Before my heart was relationship ready again
It's hard to embrace the new with the old inside
And I've learned what a fresh start takes
There's things in life that need to be left behind
Without a trace