[Verse 1]
It's so hard to apologize to someone you can barely look in the eyes
All the pain you put them through
All the times you've made them cry
They watched you destroy your life
Never letting go and never losing hope
Having all the faith in the world that peace would find you
[Chorus]
I'm not saying what I did was right
Sometimes hate is all you have
But all it did was make things worse
Please learn from my mistakes
[Verse 2]
I challenge you to live the life I threw away
The life I'd take back in a second
A life free from the cell I built myself
A life free from the pain you've caused from hurting someone else
I wasn't just hurting myself
[Bridge]
This isn't a song of redemption
Because I'm too ashamed of how things happened
But if your heart should find forgiveness
I'll humbly accept though I don't deserve it
[Chorus]
I'm not saying what I did was right
Sometimes hate is all you have
But all it did was make things worse
Please learn from my mistakes
[Speech by Rocky Balboa]