Story Stays

[Verse 1]
Driving all night to West Virgina
Tour bus smells like smoke and pizza
Emmylou playing over the speakers
Another long night on a lonely road
Twenty-four hundred miles from home
Get to the gig just in time to greet ya

[Pre-Chorus]
And there's fifty people in the crowd
And the engineer blows the speakers out
And a home-cooked meal’s all I'm thinking about
Thinking about
I walk outside and I see the stars
I think of little Brenn on a pink guitar
And what a story she's had so far

[Chorus]
If I met myself at seven years old
I’d tell her don't be scared of this lonely road
It doesn't matter how far you go
If you tell the truth, you're always home
When you get tired and it's not perfect
Just remember the journey's worth it
When you grow up, you'll know each time you pray
Beauty fades, the story stays
The story stays

[Verse 2]
Never set foot in Valley High
Never seen the lights on Friday night
Never had that first love fight
'Cause I fell in love with faith and music
Always been the kind of girl that chooses
Dreaming over prom dresses and second guesses

[Pre-Chorus]
I guess that’s why there’s
Fifty people in the crowd
Gonna smile and sing 'til my voice gives out
If I look back at myself right now
Oh, right now

[Chorus]
If I met myself at seven years old
I’d tell her don't be scared of this lonely road
Doesn't matter how far you go
If you tell the truth, you're always home
When you get tired and it’s not perfect
Just remember the journey's worth it
When you grow up, you'll know each time you pray
Beauty fades, the story stays
The story stays, yeah

[Bridge]
There'll be ups and downs
Pages you'll wanna tear out
Before you cast your crown
You'll skin your knees and might fall down
Just when you think you're through
Every chapter's new
That's why I sing to you
That's why I sing to you

[Chorus]
Little girl, seven years old
Don't be scared of this lonely road
Even when you feel alone
You're not alone, never alone
When you get tired and it's not perfect
Just remember the journey's worth it
When you grow up, you'll know each time you pray
Beauty fades, the story stays
The story stays
The story stays
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