[Verse 1]
When I was young and skinned my knee
My grandpa would come after me
To dry my tears and give me light
To try to ease the pain
When my first boyfriend broke my heart
Granpa held me in his arms
And said the words I still hear til this day

[Chorus]
It's always worse the more you think about it
And its gonna hurt no matter what I say
We can't know the joy of love without the suffering
Cause heartaches just the price we always pay
And then it stops hurting when the pain goes away

[Verse 2]
It's later in my private life, I became a happy wife
And loved each day, each minute
And he made all my dreams come true
In seven years it all went wrong
Couldn't seem to get along
I knew grandpa could tell me what to do

[Chorus]
It's always worse the more you think about it
And its gonna hurt no matter what I say
We can't know the joy of love without the suffering
Cause heartaches just the price we always pay
And it will stop hurting when the pain goes away
[Bridge]
All the years he had me as a wife
Every time I ran to him, his arms would open wide
The day grandpa turned 93, is the day my momma called me
I remember she said hurry, he wants you by his side
I held his hand beside the bed and gently kissed him on the head
And one more time he said these words to me

[Outro]
It's always worse the more you think about it
And its gonna hurt no matter what I say
We can't know the joy of love without the suffering
But I'm going to a better place today
And it'll stop hurting when the pain goes away
Yeah it'll stop hurting when the pain goes away