Story Behind The Song
Woman convicted of attempted murder after a self defense shooting of her husband. She goes to jail, while he goes free after many years of abusing her.
Song Description
About a woman that attempts to leave her abusing husband. When she attempts to leave he beats her and she shoots him. Doesn't kill him but is put in prison for her crime while he is free.
| Song Length |
3:03 |
Genre |
Country - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving |
Subject |
Gourmet Food |
| Similar Artists |
Travis Tritt |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
©2002Eddie Brown - Hard to Understand Why- 05-16-02
Intro :
She?s mystically hazy, just a little bit crazy,
never had cause for alarm
Spent most of her years, fighting back tears
All the while showing nothing but charm
Chorus:
It?s easy to see why she came here
It?s easy to see why she cries
It?s easy to see why she stays here
But it hard to understand why
The days hurry past her, the nights ever faster
The years they come and they go
She thinks of him only, when she?s sad and lonely
and remembers how she loved him so
She looks back and shudders her life?s in the gutters
Since the day she couldn?t take anymore
He?d never loved her, he pushed and he shoved her
She never looked back as she walked out the door
to Chorus:
Her hand on the trigger, had started to quiver
and the bullet had not found it?s place
You can?t blame her for trying in the courtroom she?s crying
cause he still has that smile on his face
to Chorus
bridge/
She?s mystically hazy, just a little bit crazy
in a prison she?s safe from his harm
spends most of her time, regretting her crime
all the while showing nothing but charm
to Chorus:
Intro to end