Behind the house I grew up in
There's a field of briars and a barbed wire fence
Momma told me not to touch
I guess I never listened much

One summer day me and my best friend
Snuck out back and climbed that fence
Cut my arm and knew I was caught
And a butterfly stitch wasn't all I got

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And it hurt but I didn't cry
Cause that's the first time I was brave enough to try
You don't forget the things that leave a mark
And I'm so thankful for those scars

Felt like I was in a dream
That August night changed everything
I lost the only boy I loved
And time would never be enough

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And it hurt, but I didn't cry
I just sat there praying, Father tell me why'
You don't forget the things that leave a mark
But I'm so thankful for those scars

Some scars you see and some you don't
Some will fade and some won't
But they all made me who I am today

A crown of thorns and an angry crowd
Mary stood there crying out
As they drove those nails into His hands
You know how that story ends

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And it hurt but He didn't cry
As He hung there on the cross for you and I
I'll never understand the kind of love that goes that far
But I'm so thankful for those scars