Compromise

I let somebody do for me
What I should do myself
I thought I held all the power
But I gave it up to someone else
I compromised myself
And all the things I'd learned
Because for one sweet moment in my life
Acceptance was what I yearned

So I compromised
Myself, my heart, my soul, and all my moods
That sweet girl off in the corner
Is now the chick whose being used
I gave up on myself
So my life I could leave
I'm not trying to be who I was anymore
I'll be who you want me to be

I compromised
I now am cold inside
I compromised
Now I live a lie
I compromised
I let my true self hide
I compromised
It was the day I died

I tried to be a better girl
One that you'ld approved
But now a days I get to thinking
I'm not good enough for you
So screw this mess I'm finished
I tried and then I failed
There is no excuse calling out
If the ship has already sailed

Why compromise
I won't live these lies
Why compromise
If in the end I die
Why compromise
If I failed, I tried
Why compromise
This is my life