Who I Am Now

I would zip you up into your dress
Clasp your necklace around your neck
Instead I use the mirror to straighten my tie
Hoping I matched the colors right
I would hold your hand through their ceremony
And run my fingers over your ring
Instead it's another summer without a wedding date
Thinking about flirting with that bridesmaid

And I wonder if you'd recognize me today
The last five years there's been a lot of change, for the better
And there's nothing like watching my friends get married
To get me thinking about
If I was then who I am now

Watching the cute little flower girl
Would have you dreaming of a daughter
With some bouncing blonde curls
Instead I small talk with the fathers to the side
They tell me how they're jealous of my bachelor life

And I wonder if you'd recognize me today
The last five years there's been a lot of change, for the better
And there's nothing like watching my friends have babies
To get me thinking about
If I was then who I am now

You can learn a lot of lessons from a broken heart
Like when to stop pushing before you push too far
I learned a lot about patience and making plans
How not to treat a woman and how to be a man

So I could've never been then who I am now
It was the pain and healing that turned me around
A case of the right girl at the wrong time
Made me the better man I am tonight

So I wonder if you'd recognize me today
The last five years there's been a lot of change, for the better
And I love my life I truly am happy
But I can't help thinking about
If I was then who I am now
If I was then who I am now