Story Behind The Song
I have a family member who has dealt with an abusive partner for as long as I can remember and as of yet she still hasn't made a choice to get out of the relationship. I decided to write about her trials as if she HAD taken the initiative to free herself.
Song Description
A song about a woman who has been abused by her other half for far too long. She has decided that she's had enough and is going to put him on the receiving end of fear.
| Song Length |
3:25 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Country - Honky Tonk |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Mad, Tense |
Subject |
Violence, Fight |
| Similar Artists |
Carrie Underwood, Reba Mcentire |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
She walks alone
A lonely road at night
Searchin' for something
Looking for a fight
Tonight she's on her own
And he's gone again
When he comes back
Maybe this time she'll win
She's had just enough
Of courage in a bottle
So she let that temper loose
To run at full throttle
She lets the years
Of fear run thru her head
And she swears that this time
It's not her but him instead
So she lays that hammer down
On that Colt 45
Full loaded and ready to ride
This night's been coming
For such a long time
She can't wait to see that fear in his eyes
She knows she's only
On this side of crazy
And the fire of Jim Beam
Has got her mind a little hazy
Maybe in her right mind
She'd be thinking about what's right
But she sees him a coming
And she knows it ends tonight
Chorus
She's looking down,
His hands are shaking
He's staring down
The barrel of the end
He's on his knees
Begging for his life
But all she can see
Is all the hurt he's left inside
Chorus
(And she finally sees that fear in his eyes)