[Intro] (stomping boots, crowd clapping) Ooh, ooh—do you hear me now? [Verse 1] Saw you on that old front porch, quiet like the sky before rain, Left your name in dust on my truck, but never left a reason why. Bit my tongue ‘stead of asking, watched your shadow turn the drive, Guess you weren’t stayin’—couldn’t meet my eye. [Pre-Chorus] Could’ve told me straight, instead we’re both just guessing— Did you leave ‘cause of me, or the mess we were left in? [Chorus] Tell me—why’d you run instead of fighting? Were the words just too hard, or the fire too bright? Thunder in my chest, stomping like the river floods the plains, Am I standing here alone just for pride, or just for pain? Tell me—was I ever really worth the trying? [Verse 2] You said, forever’s easy till the summer dust turns cold, Heard your quiet packing up long before your car rolled. Did you mean it when you promised, or was the leaving always planned? Or am I just the last to understand? [Pre-Chorus] There’s your old flannel folded where you dropped it, Is it only me stuck looking for the why? [Chorus] Tell me—why’d you run instead of fighting? Was it me you feared, or the truth inside? Thunder in my chest, stomping like the river floods the plains, Am I standing here alone just for pride, or just for pain? Tell me—was I ever really worth the trying? [Breakdown] (hushed crowd vocals: Oh—oh, oh, oh—) Are you hearing me now? Are you hearing me now? [Bridge] Would you turn if you heard the crowd call your name? If I hollered in this Southern wind, would you answer all the same? [Chorus] Tell me—why’d you run instead of fighting? Am I holding to hope, when you’re already gone? Thunder in my chest, stomping like the river floods the plains, Am I standing here alone just for pride, or just for pain? Tell me—was I ever really worth the trying? [Outro] (crowd chant, clapping) Ooh—do you hear me now? Ooh—do you hear me now?
