WHAT ABOUT ME? Written by Brian Ketchum [Verse 1] You called me up to tell me About the one you couldn’t keep, How you gave her everything I used to beg from you for free. How losing her left you broken, How she still keeps you up at night— And I sat there wondering why her leaving Made you finally learn to fight. [Pre-Chorus] You told me every way you loved her, Every way you watched her leave… But somewhere in your story Did you ever think of me? [Chorus] What about me? What about the heart you broke? What about the nights I cried While you acted like you didn’t know? You mourned the love you lost with her Like I was nothing underneath— You told me everything she meant to you… But what about me? [Verse 2] Was I just where you learned your lessons? Was I practice for someone new? Did it take another woman’s goodbye To make a better man of you? ‘Cause I would’ve moved mountains for you, I would’ve stayed through anything— But you saved your best for somebody else Then came back to tell me everything. [Chorus] What about me? What about the years I gave? What about the pieces of myself I couldn’t somehow make you save? You cried because she walked away, While I was drowning at your feet— You told me how much losing her hurt… But what about me? [Bridge] Then alone with all those questions, I finally fell down on my knees. I said, “God, if You can hear me… Do You even still see me?” And He didn’t erase the heartache, He didn’t make the memories leave— But in the silence I remembered Calvary said He chose me. [Final Chorus] So what about me? I’m the one He wouldn’t leave. When everybody made me second choice, Christ still went to Calvary. I don’t need another broken man To tell me what I’m worth to see— The hands that carried all my sin Were reaching down for me. [Outro] I thought my worth was in who stayed, Till mercy found me on my knees. If there’s anything still standing here… Let the glory be to Thee.
