I Stayed

Lyrics

[Tom] Me! Me again! It's always my fault! It's always, How have I let you down? It's always you the saint and me the sinner Me the miser, you the miser's wife! The disappointed one! Put out! Ticked off! Spoiling for a fight! Well, let me tell you, Aggie You're no fancy bargain! [Aggie] Oh, you got your money's worth! [Tom] No Your father got his money's worth in me! We always ate! The rent got paid! Day and night, I worked my ass off And I stayed! A thousand times I could have left! But I stayed Even when you made me feel like dirt, I stayed However much my pride got hurt, I stayed One step ahead of the bills and banks Not like I ever got any thanks But I stayed No matter how rough things been with us, I stayed When your sisters both moved in with us, I stayed When your brother needed money for the store I coulda showed him to the door But I loaned him money Then loaned him more And forgave the debt A fact you've managed to forget When you give me hell for every mistake I made And as your tally of my faults begins to mound The one big thing that never, ever seems to count Is that I stayed! Of course I wanna give my kid a wedding! But I'd be blowin' twenty years of savings on one night! It isn't right! Is that a crime? Why can't you see my side of things this one time? I nearly had another piece of the medallion I nearly made that dream come true Maybe wanting it so much was being selfish But I wanted it For you To show you I could make a go To prove I didn't need your father's dough I stuck it out when times got tough To show you I was good enough To show you I deserved you And to prove to you... To prove to you... Ahhh, what's the use?! Look around you, Aggie Everybody's leaving In one way or another, they broke free And the person you'll be living out your days with Is me What about me? I Stayed You say you're stuck in a loveless marriage Well... I'm sorry you feel that way But don't put words in my mouth