Not Worth the Tears

[Verse 1]
You said forever in a Walmart parking lot
Hand on my knee, cheap beer still half-shot
I kept those bottle caps in a coffee can
Thought it meant something, thought you were my man
[Chorus]
But you ain't worth the mascara running
Ain't worth my pillow getting soaked at night
You ain't worth my mama's Sunday phone calls
Saying, "baby, you gonna be alright"
You ain't worth me screaming at the ceiling
Replaying every wasted year
Boy, you're worth a lesson, not a breakdown
You are not worth the tears
[Verse 2]
Your hoodie’s hanging on the back of my chair
Front seat still smells like your cologne in the air
I almost texted you at 2 AM
Then I remembered who you were back then
[Chorus]
'Cause you ain't worth the mascara running
Ain't worth my pillow getting soaked at night
You ain't worth my mama's Sunday phone calls
Saying, "baby, you gonna be alright"
You ain't worth me screaming at the ceiling
Replaying every wasted year
Boy, you're worth a lesson, not a breakdown
You are not worth the tears
[Bridge]
I'll trade your memory for a fresh coat of paint
New shade of lipstick, new last name someday (oh yeah)
I’ll raise a glass and finally say it clear
You cost me time, but you don't own these years
[Chorus]
So you ain't worth the mascara running
Ain't worth my pillow getting soaked at night
You ain't worth my mama's Sunday phone calls
Saying, "baby, you gonna be alright"
You ain't worth me screaming at the ceiling
Replaying every wasted year
Boy, you're worth a lesson, not a breakdown
No, you are not worth the tears (no, no)

country, Glossy country-pop with steady mid-tempo groove, crisp acoustic strums, and bright electric hooks; verses stay intimate and close-mic, then the chorus lifts with layered female vocals, tambourine, and a warm bass bed. Add subtle pedal steel swells in the bridge for emotion, then pull instruments back on the final hook for a singalong, radio-ready ending., pop