[Verse 1] I walked out poor in the morning rain Carrying my name and a thorn in my brain Mama said, “Boy, keep your head held high” Even when the road don’t tell you why I wore my shame like an old brown coat Burned my bridges, then I learned to float Now I know what the hard road gave It took my pride, but it made me brave [Pre-Chorus] Ooh, the night was long Ooh, but I stayed strong If I fall, I rise again That’s how the clean wind gets in [Chorus] That’s the price to pay Yeah, the price to pay Break, then find your way That’s the price to pay Tell me, can you stay? Tell me, can you stay? Lose a little day That’s the price to pay [Verse 2] Seen my friends go down by a crooked hand Seen my own doubt bury good plans But I found a spark in a battered drum And a little light where I came from I got no gold, but I got my word Got a hard-earned song and a voice that’s heard When the rent gets due and the heart feels low I plant my feet, and I let it grow [Pre-Chorus] Ooh, the night was long Ooh, but I stayed strong If I fall, I rise again That’s how the clean wind gets in [Chorus] That’s the price to pay Yeah, the price to pay Break, then find your way That’s the price to pay Tell me, can you stay? Tell me, can you stay? Lose a little day That’s the price to pay [Bridge] I was bitter, I was blind Now I leave that weight behind Every scar, it knows my name But it can’t make me live in blame So I breathe in the falling dusk Turn my hurt into honest trust What was lost, I won’t deny But I can still walk on by [Final Chorus] That’s the price to pay Yeah, the price to pay Break, then find your way That’s the price to pay Tell me, can you stay? Tell me, can you stay? Lose a little day That’s the price to pay That’s the price to pay Yeah, the price to pay I bend, but I don’t break That’s the price to pay
