He slapped me on the back, said, "Son, it'll be alright"
There's always a bright side to every low in life
And all of that emotion that was flowing through your pen
Turned every song to gold to win the album of the year
But he don't know the way I feel about her
And I bet old Hank would tell him the same
That it ain't worth the heartache, it ain't worth the pain
It ain't worth the money made and it ain't worth the fame
I could write a novel, fill up every page
With everything I'd take back, but it wouldn't change a thing
To see your smile, I'd trade it all today
'Cause it ain't worth the heartache
When that needle drops, it's like a dagger on my heart
Gets my mind to going back to the time it tore apart
If I knew where I was headed or what I'd leave behind
I'd turn that truck around, spin it right there on a dime
And I'd never think twice to looking back
'Cause it ain't worth the heartache, it ain't worth the pain
It ain't worth the money made and it ain't worth the fame
I could write a novel, fill up every page
With everything I'd take back, but it wouldn't change a thing
To see your smile, I'd trade it all today
'Cause it ain't worth the heartache
She's more precious than that platinum on the wall
And that vinyl won't replace all it cost
'Cause it ain't worth the heartache, it ain't worth the pain
It ain't worth all the money made and it ain't worth the fame
I could write a novel, fill up every page
With everything I'd take back, but it wouldn't change a thing
To see your smile, I'd trade it all today
I'd hang it up right now and walk away
'Cause it ain't worth the heartache
Nah, it ain't worth the heartache
