Don't Wait Until Your Heart Is Broken

Don't Wait Until Your Heart Is Broken

Verse 1

The doctor pulled the pictures up,

Pointed where the damage lay.

He said, "Son, your heart's been working hard,

But it's paying now today."

Years of living wide open,

Thinking I was bulletproof.

Never stopped to hear the warning,

Never cared enough for the truth.

Verse 2

I can't blame fate or anybody,

This one's mine to own.

Too many late nights, too much worry,

Too many miles alone.

I thought I'd always have tomorrow,

Thought I'd never run out of time.

Now I'm staring at a calendar,

Counting down to surgery time.

Chorus

They say, "You'll be alright,

They do this every day."

My family says, "We're praying,"

My friends say, "You'll be okay."

But there's a monster on my shoulder,

Whispering in the dark.

He's called the "What If" Monster,

And he's tearing at my heart.

What if I don't wake up?

What if this is goodbye?

It's not the surgery that scares me...

It's wondering if I wasted my life.

Verse 3

Now I see the little moments

I never stopped to see.

Morning coffee with my sweetheart,

Kids laughing endlessly.

The smell of rain on old dirt roads,

My mama's Sunday prayers.

You don't know what life is worth

Until you're scared it won't be there.

Bridge

Lord, I'm crying in this silence,

Trying hard to find Your peace.

My faith keeps fighting with my fear,

While doubt won't let me sleep.

If tomorrow's still before me,

I'll never live the same.

Every heartbeat will remind me

Life's too precious to waste again.

Chorus

They'll roll me down that hallway,

Under those bright white lights.

I'll carry every prayer with me

Into the longest night.

The "What If" Monster may follow,

But he don't get the final word.

Because hope speaks a little louder

Than every fear I've heard.

If I wake to see the sunrise,

I'll thank God I'm still alive.

I'll love a little deeper,

Forgive a little faster,

Hold on a little tighter,

And never take for granted...

This borrowed gift called life.

Outro

So if you're hearing this song,

Before your own "what if" comes around...

Tell the people that you love them.

Put your feet on holy ground.

'Cause tomorrow isn't promised,

And none of us knows why.

Don't wait until your heart is broken...

To realize you're alive.