every mile mattered

spread the map on the table

with the coffee stain

put your finger on the places

show me where you've been

is that california

where your teardrops dried?

you drew a circle around georgia

can you tell me why?

i see shoulda beens

coulda beens

written all over your face

wrong turns and bridges burned

things you wanna change

it's history

you can't rewrite it

you're not meant to be trapped inside it

every tear brought you here

every sorrow gathered

yeah

it's history

and every mile mattered

mattered

mattered

mattered

mattered

mattered

mattered

get the box off the top shelf

with the black and white

snapshots of your old self

in a better light

ghosts and regrets back again

i can see it in your eyes

send them home

let 'em go

don't you think it's time? yeah

it's history

you can't rewrite it

you're not meant to be trapped inside it

every tear brought you here

every sorrow gathered

it's history

and every mile mattered

and every road and every bend

every bruise and bitter end

all you squandered

all you spent

it mattered

it mattered

mercy always finds a way

to wrap your blisters up in grace

and every highway you'd erase

it mattered

it mattered

but it's history

it don't define you

you're free to leave

it all behind you

every tear brought you here

every sorrow gathered

it's history

and every mile mattered!

every mile mattered!