[Verse 1] I learned young that home ain't always Where a child feels safe at night. Sometimes love can smell like whiskey, Sometimes doors get slammed in fights. I learned flowers don't fix a funeral, And sixteen's too young for goodbye. I spent years asking God for answers He never owed me as to why. [Verse 2] Then I grew up chasing sirens, Running where the hurting were. Carried strangers through their worst days, Till their worst days became mine too. I brought things home nobody noticed, Learned to smile and call it fine. Funny how you spend your whole life saving— And still can't save your own mind. [Chorus] If my story leads somebody to Yours, It wasn't all for nothing. If these scars can point a broken heart Toward the hands that still are reaching, Then take the years I wouldn't choose, Every wound I couldn't hide. If what tried to kill the hope in me Helps somebody find new life— It wasn't all for nothing, Lord. It wasn't wasted time. [Verse 3] There were bills spread on the table, And prayers that seemed to hit the ceiling. I watched good things find other people, Got used to being passed on by. I've gotten so accustomed to losing, I don't know what winning feels like. But somewhere in these broken pieces, You put a song I had to write. [Pre-Chorus] So I quit asking why You let me hurt And started asking what it's for. [Bridge] Joseph had a pit behind him, Paul had chains around his feet. You never called the evil good— You just wouldn't let it speak The final word over their story, So I'm laying mine down too. What somebody meant for evil, Lord, I know what You can do. [Final Chorus] If my story leads somebody to Yours, It wasn't all for nothing. If a man who's barely hanging on Hears these words and starts believing, If a woman thinks she's gone too far And finds out grace still knows her name, If somebody gives their heart to You Through a song born from my pain— Then it wasn't all for nothing, Lord. It wasn't wasted time. [Outro] I may never know who heard it. I may never know their name. But if they find You through my story... Then You didn't waste my pain.
