If I was a cowboy, I'd be wild and free,
Rolling around these towns like tumbleweeds.
I'd be a legend at loving and leaving,
Nipping on a whiskey and numbing up my feelings.
You thought the west was wild, but you ain't saddled up with me,
If I was a cowboy, I'd be the queen.

And I'll grab the wheel and point it west,
Pack the good and leave the rest.
I'll drive until I find the missing piece.
You said I wouldn't get too far on a tank of gas
And an empty heart,
But I have everything I'll ever need.
I got this old guitar and a brand new set of strings.

If you borrow dresses like you borrow time,
If you dream all day and drink all night,
If you're looking for love but willing to fight
Over men and mama's and Miller Lites,
Well then, we should be friends.<p>I don't know you well but I know that look.
And I can judge the cover 'cause I read the book
On losing sleep and gaining weight,
On pain and shame and crazy trains.

'Cause it'll all come out, all come out in the wash.
It'll all come out, all come out in the wash.
Every little stain, every little heartbreak,
No matter how messy it got.
You take the sin and the men and you throw 'em all in
And you put that sucker on spin.

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Every last one, route one, rural heart's got a story to tell
Every grandma, in-law, ex-girlfriend
Maybe knows you just a little too well
Whether you're late for church or you're stuck in jail
Hey, word's gonna get around
Everybody dies famous in a small town.

I'm going home, gonna load my shotgun,
Wait by the door and light a cigarette.
If he wants a fight, well, now he's got one.
And he ain't seen me crazy yet.
He slapped my face and he shook me like a rag doll
Don't that sound like a real man?
I'm gonna show him what little girls are made of:
Gunpowder and lead.