Lyricist Dylan O'Bryan was just beginning his songwriting when this song was released. While the lyrics most literally can be seen as a humbling plea to a love-interest, it can also be taken as addressing his new, potential audience, asking them to see some worth in him as a musician and songwriter.
Take these words at face value
Not worth their weight in gold all of the time
They're getting cheaper these days I tell you
Get them now for a dozen a dime
I understand if you don't want to talk
Invest your time into another stock
And if you want to you can toss me into a homeless mans cup of change
And if you want to you can fly to New York, trade me at the stock exchange
I just hope you find some worth in me
Worth in me
I've been searching for a reason I can quit this stupid game
I want someone to believe in and maybe you just want the same
I understand if this does not go well
You can be a story I will tell
And if you want to we can make this story last as long as you decide
And if you want to you can push me to your past. I will tell my friends I tried nothing new
Look close tell me what you see I wanna know there's worth in me
In our lives we don't have to go unknown
The future's set in sand, it's not set in stone
Worth in Me was written by Dylan O’Bryan.
Worth in Me was produced by Dylan O’Bryan.
Paper released Worth in Me on Sat Feb 01 2020.