Be Worth Knowing

Some smiles shine brighter than the soul behind them... [Verse 1] We raise our glasses high in crowded rooms Laugh loud enough to shake the roof Tell the whole town we’ve won the war Then cry in silence behind closed doors We paint our joy in golden light Hang it up for the world each night But when the darkness pulls us in We meet the ache we’ve hid within [Chorus] Don’t live for the eyes that pass you by Don’t chase their praise till your spirit runs dry What do their thoughts matter anyway If you lose yourself just to hear them say Be the kind of man truth keeps showing Stand so honest your roots keep growing Forget what the people who know you think Do the things that make you worth knowing [Verse 2] We take advice like bitter rain Yet hand it out like we know pain Pointing fingers, naming flaws While hiding cracks behind our walls We judge the road another walks Then stumble blind where pride has talked So busy seeing where they fall We miss the mirror through it all [Chorus] Don’t live for the eyes that pass you by Don’t chase their praise till your spirit runs dry What do their thoughts matter anyway If you lose yourself just to hear them say Be the kind of man truth keeps showing Stand so honest your roots keep growing Forget what the people who know you think Do the things that make you worth knowing [Bridge] Let kindness speak where boasting failed Let quiet strength where masks prevailed Let mercy mend the restless mind Leave borrowed crowns and lies behind You don’t need applause to shine Just a heart that walks the line And when the night comes closing in You’ll have peace enough within [Chorus] Don’t live for the eyes that pass you by Don’t trade your soul for a stranger’s high What do their thoughts matter anyway If truth’s the price you have to pay Be the kind of man love keeps choosing Strong through winning, wise through losing Forget what the people who know you think Do the things that make you worth knowing Yeah... worth knowing When the room goes dark and the noise quits flowing Be someone you’d still call worth knowing... Yeah... worth knowing...