She Used To Be Mine from Waitress the Musical - Sara Bareilles - Live on Graham Norton

We have reached the 4:00 PM hour on the East Coast, so for my Mid/Late Afternoon Music Interlude, I selected another song from featured artist Sara Bareilles, titled "She Used to be Mine" written by Ms. Bareilles... The song is from "Waitress the Musical" amd really is a testament to Sara's character, experience and musical talents... I hope that you enjoy this song and the interview following on the Graham Norton show...

"She Used to Be Mine" By Sara Bareilles

It's not simple to say
Most days I don't recognize me
That these shoes and this apron
That place and its patrons
Have taken more than I gave them
It's not easy to know
I'm not anything like I used to be
Although it's true
I was never attention's sweet center
I still remember that girl

She's imperfect but she tries
She is good but she lies
She is hard on herself
She is broken and won't ask for help
She is messy but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up
And baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone but she used to be mine

It's not what I asked for
Sometimes life just slips in through a back door
And carves out a person
And makes you believe it's all true
And now I've got you
And you're not what I asked for
If I'm honest I know I would give it all back
For a chance to start over
And rewrite an ending or two
For the girl that I knew

Who'll be reckless just enough
Who'll get hurt
But who learns how to toughen up when she's bruised
And gets used by a man who can't love
And then she'll get stuck
And be scared of the life that's inside her
Growing stronger each day
'Til it finally reminds her
To fight just a little
To bring back the fire in her eyes
That's been gone but used to be mine

Used to be mine
She is messy but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone but she used to be mine

Writer(s): Sara Bareilles