No Longer the Me of Yesterday (Official Lyrics Video)

No Longer the Me of Yesterday is a grit-and-soul country song about redemption, personal growth, and choosing to rise above who you used to be.

This song is for anyone who’s ever decided that their past will not define their future.

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Lyrics

Verse 1
I used to wake up running,
From the man inside my skin.
Every bad decision
Was waiting when I’d blink.
I wore my shame like armor,
Like it kept me safe from pain.
But all it ever did
Was keep me in my chains.

I burned a lot of bridges
Just to see how bright they’d glow.
Left pieces of my heart
On every road I chose.
I told myself tomorrow
Would clean up all my mess.
But tomorrow never came,
Just more regret.

Chorus
I’m no longer the me of yesterday,
No longer trapped in my mistakes.
I’ve been crawling out of every dark place
I ever made.
I don’t know where I’m going yet,
But I know where I’ve been.
I’m no longer the me of yesterday —
I’m starting again.

Verse 2
I’ve said things I can’t unsay,
I’ve hurt the ones I love.
Built walls so high around me
I forgot what I was running from.
I’ve worn a thousand faces
Just to feel like I belong.
But none of them were me,
So they never lasted long.

I’m tired of pretending
That I’ve got it all together.
I’m just a man learning how
To be better.
I don’t need to be perfect,
I just need to be true.
To the life I’m trying to build,
To the man I’m growing into.

Chorus
I’m no longer the me of yesterday,
No longer chained to my past.
I’m letting go of all the things
That couldn’t last.
I’ve been carrying too much weight,
Now I’m letting it go.
I’m no longer the me of yesterday —
I’m finally moving on.

Verse 3
There are ghosts that still whisper
In the quiet of my mind.
Telling me I’ll always be
The one who crossed the line.
But I’ve learned that healing
Don’t come from running away.
It comes from standing in the truth
And choosing a different way.

I don’t hate who I was,
He did the best he could.
He just didn’t know how to live
The way he should.
So I thank him for the lessons
Even when they hurt.
They taught me how to stand back up
When I hit the dirt.

Chorus
I’m no longer the me of yesterday,
No longer lost and afraid.
I’m learning how to forgive myself
For the choices I made.
I don’t need a brand-new world,
Just a brand-new start.
I’m no longer the me of yesterday —
I’ve got a brand-new heart.

Bridge
I used to think my past
Was something I couldn’t outrun.
But now I see it’s just a shadow
When I walk toward the sun.
I don’t know what tomorrow holds,
But I’m ready to try.
I’ve spent enough of my life
Just trying to survive.

Every scar tells a story,
But it don’t have to define me.
I’m more than all the broken things
That live behind me.
I’m choosing hope over fear,
Light over doubt.
I’m finally figuring out
What living’s about.

Verse 4
I’m building something honest
From the wreckage of my past.
Learning how to love myself
And make the good things last.
I don’t have all the answers,
But I’ve got one thing right.
I won’t let yesterday
Steal my tonight.

So if you knew the old me,
The one who lost his way,
Just know he’s not the man
You’re looking at today.
I’m still a work in progress,
But I’ve come too far to stay
The man I used to be
Yesterday.

Final Chorus
I’m no longer the me of yesterday,
No longer living in regret.
I’m chasing all the dreams
I haven’t met yet.
I don’t know how this story ends,
But I know who I am.
I’m no longer the me of yesterday —
I’m a better man.