I didn’t sit down planning to write a song.

It just kind of… came out.

Somewhere between the mess of everyday life, the thoughts that don’t always make sense, and the reality of starting something new when you’ve already been through so much.

I’m gonna be honest about this…

This song came to mind when I was with someone I’ve been kind of feeling things out with.

We just started talking—nothing serious or defined yet, and I don’t want to jinx anything or freak him out…

But he really did inspire this out of me.

Not in a heavy way—just in a way that made me pause and think about what I actually want this time around.

What it would mean for something to be real.

And that’s where this came from.

This isn’t a love song about butterflies.

It’s about real life.

About not trying to impress anymore.

About being honest about where you’re at.

About building a life—and asking someone to step into it, not change it.

And maybe most of all…

It’s about the fact that it’s not just me anymore.

🎧 Listen to “Please Excuse the Mess”

Lyrics

So please excuse the mess

That’s runnin’ through my head

I’ve lived a little life already

There are some things I don’t forget

So please excuse the mess

Yeah I’m still learnin’ me

I don’t always have the right words

But I’ll tell you honestly

I’m not new to love

I know how it goes

Starts out sweet, talks real big

Then you never really know

Pleeease…

excuse the mess

I’m no longer tryin’ to impress

I feel like this is somethin’

I should probably address

Let’s get straight to it

No need to second guess

If you’re gonna be here

I don’t want anything less

This ain’t my first rodeo

I know how it goes

I’m past the highs and lows

And the “maybe, I don’t knows”

No makeup, hair thrown up

Life don’t always shine

Got a whole world built already

It ain’t just me this time

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Please excuse the mess

Toys scattered on the floor

A few crumbs here and there

Like we’ve been here before

Laundry piled up

Like my stress

Yeah it ain’t always perfect

But I’m doin’ my best

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So I gotta ask you now

Before we go too far

Are you in this for the long run

Or just playin’ a part?

Please… excuse the mess

Yeah this is somethin’ I stress

Are you gonna step up to the plate

Be the man we really need?

No games, no halfway love

No walkin’ out the door

If you’re gonna be in our lives

You gotta be somethin’ more

No makeup, hair thrown up

Dishes sittin’ in the sink

Just hopin’ you’ll still want me

On my worst days of the week

‘Cause my girl’s my whole world

She’s everything to me

I need someone worth our worlds

Someone she can look up to and see

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I’m not askin’ you to save us

We’re doin’ just fine

But if you’re gonna stand beside me

You better stand the test of time

I don’t need nobody over me

And I’m not fallin’ behind

I just want a real good partner

Standin’ right here by my side

Someone I can lean on

The same way you lean on me

No coachin’, no keepin’ score

Just two hearts on the same team

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Pleeease…

excuse the mess

This ain’t my first rodeo

I don’t need forever promises

Just someone who won’t let go

No makeup, hair thrown up

Life don’t always shine

But if you’re gonna love me

You’re lovin’ all of mine

Yeah, please… excuse the mess

This is real life

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If you’ve ever felt like your life wasn’t “put together” enough to be loved…

this is for you.

The mess doesn’t make you less worthy.

It makes you real.

— Raw Mothering Original