I Ain't Leaving - Mary Gauthier

Broken on the inside, that’s what I used to say

Then I’d pack my bags, raise a white flag and drive away

I thought that’s what made me strong

Well, I was young, I was wrong

And I ain’t leaving any more

I’m not walking out that door

No more running away

Made up my mind to stay

I’m gonna stand my ground

Stare my demons down

I ain’t leaving

I don’t know when it happened

But I turned a corner somewhere on the road

And on this side of those stubborn years

Somehow, I’m not so broken any more

I pushed away what I should’a held

Yeah, but sorrow taught me well

And I ain’t leaving any more

I’m not walking out that door

No more running away

I made up my mind to stay

I’m gonna stand my ground

Stare my demons down

I ain’t leaving

There’s still a whisper in my ear

That I’m trying not to hear

Haunted voices from my past

Promises of greener grass

Speaking to me everyday

Fighting hard to have their way

But I ain’t leaving any more

I’m not walking out that door

No more running away

I made up my mind to stay

I wanna find out what it’s like

To live a different kind of life

To hang around and fight

For something I believe in

I ain’t leaving

I ain’t leaving

Broken on the inside

That’s what I used to say