Story Behind The Song

I met an elderly woman at the Sturgis SD bike rally. In conversation she told me that since her husband died, her blood pressure went down and she started going to town having fun. I wrote the song while riding home on my Harley from Sturgis.

Song Description

The husband is a rotten SOB. Gambler, drinker, pays no attention to his dutiful wife who has been taking care of the house and kids. The husband's evil ways gets him arrested. While he is in jail, the wife starts a relationship with the Sheriff who arrested her husband. The husband gets out of jail, breaks in his old house, and the wife shoots him. Now that he's gone, she can go to town...

Lyrics

NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE, I'M GOIN' TO TOWN
By Howard Levinson

I cooked and cleaned, washed and ironed your clothes
I raised those kids by myself the good Lord knows
You smoked and drank and gambled night and day
The Sheriff finally came around and, they took you away

Well I'm taking your ring to the pawnshop today
Now that you're gone, it's my time to play
I put a match to my wedding gown
Cause now that you're gone, I'm goin' to town.

I'll find a man that treats me like a lady
We'll talk and drink and dance like we are crazy
He'll drive a fancy car to his house up on the hill
We'll be having fun in bed while you're sittin' in county jail.

Well I'm taking your ring to the pawnshop today
Now that you're gone, it's my time to play
I put a match to my wedding gown
Cause now that you're gone, I'm goin' to town.

Who'd ever thought they'd let you out so early
With you in jail, I didn't have a worry
I changed the locks but you still broke down the door
I shot you dead and there you lay, just like the dog you are.

They called it justified You're 6 feet underground
Sheriff and I are still having fun...
Now that you ain't around

Well I'm taking your ring to the pawnshop today
Now that you're gone, it's my time to play
I put a match to my wedding gown
Cause now that you're gone, now that you're gone, now that you're gone,
I'm goin' to town.