She ain't worth the whiskey She ain't worth the tears She ain't worth the barroom fight A restless night her ghost still here She ain't worth the roses Lost among the thorns She ain't worth the words you'd waste To mend the trust that's torn She ain't worth the midnight She ain't worth the dawn She ain't worth the pedestal That you placed her on She ain't worth the hotel sheets Twisted on the bed She ain't worth the tremblin' Or the whispers that you said (chorus) But she was In truth You know She was She was And you're Fooling yourself Because She was She ain't worth the mystery She ain't worth the risk She ain't worth the medicine Brushed across the lips She ain't worth the vertigo She ain't worth the fall She ain't worth surrender to The drama of it all (chorus) She ain't worth apologies She ain't worth the right or wrong She ain't worth the melody She ain't worth this song But she was