Story Behind The Song
Raising two girls and growing up with two sisters, I couldn't help but see and hear the way they all talked about the "snake" when he would enter the club and make his way across the floor
Song Description
If you sit back and watch, you can see this scenario play out just about every night in every honkytonk in the world...
Song Length |
2:59 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Country - Honky Tonk |
Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Annoyed, Heated |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations |
Similar Artists |
Shania Twain |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
An Inch Deep (and a mile wide)
V1
You walked in here
Like you know you're hot
And all the girls on the dance floor
Wanna take a shot
But my Mama warned me
About your type
And boy I gotta say
This time I think Mama's right
Chorus
Cuz you're an inch deep and a mile wide
Everything about you is a lie
You don't fool me I can see right through
You're a rattlesnake in a pair of boots
You're a smile and a wink but deep inside
You're nothing but an inch deep
And a mile wide
V2
Do you like the way
That the young girls stop and stare
When you run your fingers
Through your jet black hair
Did you spend all day
Workin on that tan
I bet it's just as fake
As that diamond on your hand
Chorus
Bridge
Forgive me honey
But I think you should know
I'm just lookin for a good man
Not a one night Romeo
Cuz you're an inch deep and a mile wide
There probably ain't a line you hadn't tried
You wanna get me drunk, wanna take me home
Wanna see how far I'll LET YOU GO
You're an inch deep and a country mile wide
Wish I had a nickel every time that you lied
You can't fool me, I can see right through
You're a rattlesnake in a pair of boots
You're a smile and a wink but deep inside
You're nothing but an inch deep
And a mile wide
You're nothing but an inch deep
And a mile wide
You're nothing but an inch deep
And a mile wide
Copyright 2011, Paul Cook, Greg Young
Turtle on a Fencepost
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