Not so long ago, when I was just a child 
I never realized the way I felt inside 
And how much you meant to me 
How much you meant to me 
And I don't think I've ever told you so 
And I thought you'd like to know 
That now I see and I can understand 
I understand 

I was unkind, I must have been blind to your sorrow 
And night after night, trying to live with your sorrow 
And I was a bastard and I was wrong 
And I was lost in things I've done 
And I was stealing just for fun 
And it was breaking your heart 

So long ago, when I was just a child 
I never understood, never realized 
How much you meant to me 
How much you meant to me 
And I don't think I've ever told you so 
And I thought you'd like to know 
That now I see and I can understand 
I understand 

I was unkind, I must've been blind to your sorrow 
Night after night, tryin' to live with your sorrow 
I was unsure, and lookin' for more, I was anxious 
To be on my own, livin' at home I was restless 
And I was a bastard and I was wrong 
And I was lost in the things I'd done 
And I was stealin' for fun 
And it was breakin' your heart 
It was breakin' your heart