Written by Ira Shickman/Osborne Bingham/Kara Dioguardi/Paula Abdul [01:54.93 [01:57.77 [02:39.13 [02:40.67 [02:03.83 [02:05.77 Traded in my sorrows For some joy that I borrowed From back in the day Threw away my old clothes Got myself a better wardrobe I got something to say I'm through with the past Ain't no point in looking back The future will be And did I forget to mention That I found a new direction And it leads back to me The mistakes I've made Have given me the strength To really believe That no matter how I take it There's no way I'm gonna fake it Cause it's got to be real I've got nothing left to hide No reason left to fight Cause the truth's given me A new freedom inside Getting rid of my desire Do you like what you see?