Lessons Learned

Forwared e-mail by a friend.

There are things that I regret, some words I wish had gone unsaid,
Some starts that had some bitter endings,
Some bad times I've been through, damage I cannot undo,
Some things I wish I could do all over again,
But it doesn't really matter, when life gets that much harder,
It makes you that much stronger.
Oh, some pages turned, some bridges burned,
But there were lessons learned.

And every tear that had to fall from my eyes,
Every day I wondered how I'd get through the night,
Every change life has thrown me,
I'm thankful for every break in my heart,
I'm grateful for every scar,
Some pages turned, some bridges burned,
But there were lessons learned.

There are mistakes that I have made, some chances I just threw away,
Some roads I never should have taken, some signs I didn't see,
Hearts that I hurt needlessly, some wounds,
That I wish I could have one more chance to mend,
But it doesn't make any difference,
The past can't be rewritten, you get the life you're given,
Oh, some pages turned, some bridges burned,
But there were lessons learned.

And all the things that break you are all the things
That make you strong, you can't change the past,
'Cause it's gone, and you just have to move on,
Because it's all lessons learned.

And every tear that had to fall from my eyes,
Every day I wondered how I'd get through the night,
Every change life has thrown me,
I'm thankful for every break in my heart,
I'm grateful for every scar,
Some pages turned, some bridges burned,
But there were lessons learned.