[00:18.14]I wrote a song a journal
[00:19.62]Gave it to the world
[00:22.86]Told the story
[00:23.83]Of when I was just a girl
[00:27.35]I sought understanding
[00:28.67]Clarity in truth
[00:31.71]By baring all the wounds
[00:33.01]Inflicted on my youth
[00:36.16]You criticized my choice
[00:37.52]To stand up to my past
[00:40.67]To give the pain a voice
[00:42.06]So that it too could pass
[00:45.24]But I felt brave
[00:46.14]And filled with pride as I let go
[00:49.72]Of bitterness that wouldn leave or let me grow
[00:54.19]But I will spend a lifetime
[00:58.79]Trying to understand
[01:03.04]Why someone sharing my bloodline
[01:07.74]Would not lend me their hand
[01:14.49]Am I supposed to apologize
[01:18.22]Am I supposed to apologize
[01:24.40]Am I supposed to apologize
[01:30.72]Am I supposed to apologize
[01:36.85]Am I supposed to apologize
[01:51.96]I loved her more than myself
[01:53.43]But she made me choose
[01:56.45]Between her and my father
[01:57.80]And so I refused
[02:00.99]I fled her house and wrath
[02:02.25]Eleven years of age
[02:05.44]Followed the crooked path
[02:06.67]That led me to a stage
[02:09.96]The curtains opened up
[02:11.33]My heart followed the lead
[02:14.44]The music wouldn stop
[02:15.69]And I could finally breathe
[02:18.98]But I will spend a lifetime
[02:23.61]Trying to understand
[02:27.70]Why someone sharing my bloodline
[02:32.47]Would not lend me their hand
[02:42.22]Am I supposed to apologize
[02:49.05]Am I supposed to apologize
[02:55.35]Am I supposed to apologize
[03:01.63]Am I supposed to apologize