See this scar on my right knee
I fell off my bike when I was thirteen
Or this one here on my face
From chicken pox when I was eight

But there are more kept hidden away
That I've been too afraid to face
Like when my grandma passed away
It killed us all to watch her fade

Oh, they ache and they bleed
Over time, they slowly start to fade
Oh, they bruise and they weep
But they never really seem to go away

I'm gonna wear my scars on my sleeve
I'm gonna let the whole world see
Just what being human really means
So I'm gonna wear my scars on my sleeve
Ah

When my first love broke my heart
I took it out on my guitar
And all the times I've been told no
Another scratch upon my soul

But of them all this hurts the most
I was pushed away by someone close
I would like to speak again
'Cause we all have scars that we're trying to mend

Oh, they ache and they bleed
Over time, they slowly start to fade
Oh, they bruise and they weep
But they never really seem to go away

I'm gonna wear my scars on my sleeve
I'm gonna let the whole world see
Just what being human really means
So I'm gonna wear my scars on my sleeve
Ah

I'm gonna wear my scars on my sleeve

Oh, they ache and they bleed
Over time, they slowly start to fade
Oh, they bruise and they weep
But they never really seem to go away

I'm gonna wear my scars on my sleeve
I'm gonna let the whole world see
Just what being human really means
So I'm gonna wear my scars on my sleeve
Ah