Verse 1

I spoke without a stutter
Through the middle of first grade
Until my little world came apart
When I overheard my father saying
That he just couldn’t stay
And my speech broke
The same day as my heart

Pre Chorus 1

They wondered if I did it
For attention
But I think I couldn’t get
The question out

Chorus 1

Wasn’t I worth staying for
Wasn’t I worth staying for
More than 45 years later
I still see him at the door
Wasn’t I worth staying for

Verse 2

We were married up in Washington
Where the Winter felt like Spring
And our love seemed
As endless as that sky
So how could we know the cold
That other winters would bring
Or the million ways
Our promises could die

Pre Chorus 2

But I guess that I’m still haunted
By the question
Now that there are no more papers
Left to sign

Chorus 2

Wasn’t I worth staying for
Wasn’t I worth staying for
Time could’ve made us feel like
We weren’t strangers anymore
Wasn’t I worth staying for

Bridge 1

I know pain will be transmitted
If it doesn’t get transformed
Though it’s not what I intended
I did other people harm

Bridge 2

And each time that I tried to love
I returned to the scene of the crime
I did my own share of leaving
Leaving a trail of wreckage behind

Interlude

And I hated myself
I hated myself for it

Verse 3

A week ago I couldn’t sleep
I was drowning in my shame
If I could’ve ended it I would
But in the middle of that darkness
Somehow I knew God came
And stayed with me
Until I understood

Chorus 3

Wasn’t I worth staying for
Wasn’t I worth staying for
I carry it in my body
Like it’s shrapnel from a war
And the only way to heal
That kind of wound
Is to trust the love I'm hearing
In the kind voice of the Lord
Saying I'm worth staying for

Outro

Worth staying for
Worth staying for