"The Reason" by Hoobastank

If you have ever tried to be really good, you quickly are brought to the realization that you are not perfect.  Despite your best efforts, you fall short of your ideal.  We all stumble and hurt the ones we love most from time to time.  And while it hurts a lot to be the one who gets hurt, sometimes it is even more painful to be the one who does the hurting.  It takes great strength of character to pull yourself up in these moments of moral failure and commit to do better next time.  It takes even greater dedication and faithfulness to make sure that you do.  But even the most messed-up person can change, and with God anything is possible.

For great changes to occur, there must always be a great reason.  That reason may be a new job, a valuable friendship, or a life-altering event.  It is often said that an addict must hit rock-bottom before they are willing to accept that they really have a problem and need help.  Whatever the motivation, if it is powerful enough it can provide the strength of resolve and momentum to propel an individual to a new set of actions, new beliefs, and even a new lifestyle.

"The Reason" by Hoobastank

I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with every day
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
That's why I need you to hear

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you