Why a dirty dollar

(Verse 1)

God, why’d we wear new shoes to play in the dirt?

We chase a clean life, but we dive in the hurt

No helmet for the war inside our heads

Let the lies in, now we sleep in their beds

Every scroll, every screen, every song on repeat

Feels like a thief, stealing peace from my sleep

I let ‘em in like friends, but they haunt me like ghosts

Now I’m drowning in doubt, when I needed you most

(Bridge)

And the mirror don’t lie, but I wish it did

See the cracks, the shame, and the things I hid

But I heard a whisper in the quiet of night

“You’re still worth it, even when you don't fight”

(Chorus)

A dirty torn dollar still pays the same

So why do I throw away my name?

Thinkin’ I’m broken, no good, just pain

But you're the healer running through my veins

Take these thoughts, every lie, every shame

Guard my mind like a fire from the rain

Don't let the garbage in, don’t let it stay

Protect me, love me, never look away

(Verse 2)

We lose a little more each careless day

When we leave the gates open and just let it play

Every voice that says “You’ll never be enough”

Is a shadow, not the truth, not love

I’ve begged these demons to pack and go

Can’t breathe through the weight of all I don’t show

But in your hands, even dust turns gold

You make the ruined into stories told

(Bridge)

And the mirror don’t lie, but I’m learning to see

That what’s cracked still reflects your love for me

Yeah, I hear you louder than the shame in my mind

“You’re still worth it, every single time”

(Chorus)

A dirty torn dollar still pays the same

So why do I throw away my name?

Thinkin’ I’m broken, no good, just pain

But you're the healer running through my veins

Take these thoughts, every lie, every shame

Guard my mind like a fire from the rain

Don’t let the garbage in, don’t let it stay

Protect me, love me, never look away

(Bridge)

Oh, thoughts can build or burn it down

And words we hear can chain or crown

But I’m standing now, won’t back away

With you beside me, I’ll fight each day

(Final Chorus)

A dirty torn dollar still pays the same

And I’m not throwin’ away my name

I’m not broken — I’m healing through pain

You're the healer running through my veins

Take these thoughts, every lie, every shame

Guard my mind, be the light in my brain

No more garbage, just your grace

Protect me, love me, never look away