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It Was Worth Asking

from Find Your Way Home by Wendell Kimbrough

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It Was Worth Asking
©2007 Wendell Kimbrough

Well, I called you up one hopeful summer day
And I started smilin’ when I heard you were not engaged
And I might have bought my ticket with too much haste
But you said you’d like to see me if I came

I was a bit surprised when you introduced your man
But it all made sense as I reached out to shake his hand
We were casualties in the game that no one wins
It’s called “you’re so cute that guys can’t be ‘just friends.’”

From the time that my plane left Baltimore
‘Til I showed up smiling at your front door
You met some guy you hadn’t dated before and you said “yes!”

You said that day you were tired of being at home
And it was time for you to quit playing that southern role
And I told you then for the most part I would agree
But when you change yourself, let me know who you’re going to be

I was trying to figure out if I could follow you
To that great big city you were walking to
But all I could see was losing myself if I tried, if I tried

So when the fall came round you were wearing that old costume
You were writing me a letter telling me it was new
The guy is different, and the place you live has changed
You reinvent yourself, but girl, you are still the same

And I knew that day that I could get in line
With the men trying to pay for your precious time
Taking you out; you’ll be breaking their hearts one by one

Maybe what you need is a guy who can break your spell
Long enough to leave you while he’s living to tell the tale
And I’d be dropping hints if I thought that guy was me
But I keep my distance, ‘cause baby I know I’m weak

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from Find Your Way Home, released February 6, 2009

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Wendell Kimbrough Dallas, Texas

Wendell Kimbrough is a songwriter reimagining the Psalms for emotionally honest worship. His music makes space for the whole range of human experience. With singable melodies, steeped in the sounds of folk, gospel, and soul music, Wendell's songs are sung in churches around the world. He lives with his wife and 2 daughters in Dallas, Texas, where he serves at Church of the Incarnation. ... more

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