she's  got  this  picture  in  her  head  of  leaving

  feels  like  there's  nothing  left,  for  no  good  reason

  how  could  he  hit  her,  she's  wasn't  born  a  quitter

  and  she  never  deserved  to  be  treated  like  that

  she  leaves  a  letter  as  she  leaves  his  place

  still  feeling  all  the  bruises  on  her  face

  she  only  wanted  to  feel  like  she  was  wanted

  and  that  all  changed  when  he  broke  that  bottle

  and  she  said,  you  might  have  got  the  best  of  me

  but  you'll  never  get  the  rest  of  me

  i'm  not  afraid  to  be  who  i  am

  'cause  nobody  told  me  that  i  couldn't  be  that

  i  wanna  scream  like  it's  never  been  said

  but  mean  it  like  a  black  tattoo

  i  don’t  wanna  care  about  what  everyone  says

  i  don't  wanna  live  inside  a  past  that's  dead

  i  wanna  touch  down  where  miracles  live

  and  show  it  like  a  black  tattoo

    she  grabs  her  keys  and  she  drives  on  down  the  road

  her  thoughts  are  flashing  through  her  mind  like  vertigo

  but  she  knows  if  she  stops  that  she'll  just  go  back

  her  mother  told  her  she  was  smarter  than  that

  what  ever  happened  to  the  world,  when  did  she  stop  dreaming

  no  matter  what  she  never  stopped  believing

  she  said  i  want  a  life  that's  filled  with  meaning

  i  don't  want  anything  else  and  she  said

  and  she  said,  you  might  have  got  the  best  of  me

  but  you'll  never  get  the  rest  of  me

  i'm  not  afraid  to  be  who  i  am

  'cause  nobody  told  me  that  i  couldn't  be  that

  i  wanna  scream  like  it's  never  been  said

  but  mean  it  like  a  black  tattoo

  and  i  don’t  wanna  care  about  what  everyone  says

  i  don't  wanna  live  inside  a  past  that's  dead

  i  wanna  touch  down  where  miracles  live

  and  show  it  like  a  black  tattoo  (tattoo  tattoo)

  show  it  like  a  black  tattoo  (tattoo  tattoo)

  show  it  like  a  black  tattoo  (tattoo  tattoo)

  i'm  not  afraid  to  be  who  i  am

  'cause  nobody  told  me  that  i  couldn't  be  that

  i  wanna  scream  like  it's  never  been  said

  but  mean  it  like  a  black  tattoo

  and  i  don’t  wanna  care  about  what  everyone  says

  i  don't  wanna  live  inside  a  past  that's  dead

  i  wanna  touch  down  where  miracles  live

  and  show  it  like  a  black  tattoo  (tattoo  tattoo)

  show  it  like  a  black  tattoo  (tattoo  tattoo)

  show  it  like  a  black  tattoo  (tattoo  tattoo)

  show  it  like  a  black  tattoo

  show  it  like  a  black  tattoo