Who I've Always Been

[Verse 1] You walk in here with your guitar man Your shiny boots and your full-on band A smile on your face, a knife in your hand Singing songs you've got memorized With whatever talent money buys So polished that it slips right through your hands [Pre-Chorus 1] But don't worry yourself, I ain’t your competition Don't flatter yourself, that was never my intention [Chorus] I want to talk about what you are that I ain’t Let's talk about what you do that I can't Let's talk about me and you And that empty room and who wins Let's talk about what you did to get here Let's talk about blood, and sweat, and tears Let's talk about what you want to be And who I've always been [Verse 2] I walk in here with a beat-up case The same guitar I've always played And the words I wrote down on a page When I was 12 years old and small town raised You tell the crowd you're paying dues I tell them, "This is what I do" And it’s what I put my life into As I breathe the smoke and cheap perfume [Pre-Chorus 2] And say, life on Musical Row is rough conditions But the easy ride was never my ambition [Chorus] I want to talk about what you are that I ain’t Let's talk about what you do that I can't Let's talk about me and you And that empty room and who wins Let's talk about what you did to get here Let's talk about blood, and sweat, and tears Let's talk about what you want to be And who I've always been, oh [Bridge] Let's talk about your childhood days You were the prom queen, I was on this stage So where's that crown gotten you these days When it's me and you and the same damn games? [Chorus] So what have you got that I ain't? And what do you do that I can't? Let's put me and you in an empty room And see who wins Let's talk about what you did to get here Let's talk about blood, and sweat, and tears Let's talk about who you want to be, girl And who I've always been (Who I've always been)