[Verse 1]
I was the small girl
At the back of the room
Hand half-raised
Trying hard to bloom
You talked over me
Like I wasn't there
Smiled like I was
A folding chair
[Pre-Chorus]
But I kept my name
In my own two hands
Kept a little fire
In this tired old land
[Chorus]
I am worth more than that
Worth more than that
You can call me low
But I won't stay flat
I am worth more than that
Worth more than that
(hey, hey)
The ones who down you
Can't hold you back
[Verse 2]
I've worn out boots
On a lot of hard roads
Carried other folks
And their heavy loads
Took the blame for rain
And the cracks in the wall
Still I stood back up
After every fall
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I hear my voice
Like a church bell ring
Clear as a creek
In a thaw-time spring
[Chorus]
I am worth more than that
Worth more than that
You can call me low
But I won't stay flat
I am worth more than that
Worth more than that
(hey, hey)
The ones who down you
Can't hold you back
[Bridge]
Let them keep their doubts
And their little lies
I've been made of dust
And hard-earned skies
I ain't asking
For a crown or throne
Just a fair chance
To prove my own
[Final Chorus]
I am worth more than that
Worth more than that
You can call me low
But I won't stay flat
I am worth more than that
Worth more than that
(oh, oh)
The ones who down you
Can't hold you back
I am worth more than that
Worth more than that