Story Behind The Song
my sister did it
Song Description
first person account of abandoning family for a new life wihtout a plan for where it will lead with some concern for the family left behind
| Song Length |
2:48 |
Genre |
Country - General, Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations, Baby, Children |
| Similar Artists |
Trisha Yearwood, Shania Twain |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Today I'm gonna do it
I've been puttin' it off too long
By the time you read this note I'll be long gone
It's been eatin' me up inside
And it ate up all my pride
Now I don't even care if I'm right or wrong
I don't know why I'm leavin'
You could say I've had my fill
Of the way our lives just go from here to nowhere
I don't know where I'm goin'
Or what I'm gonna do
I just know that I'll feel better when I get there
What are you gonna do
Now your dream come true is through?
Can you stand to face your relatives and neighbors?
How are you gonna feel
With no one else behind the wheel?
And what the hell are you gonna tell the children?
Our marriage wasn't bad
And it wasn't really good
It wasn't much of anything at all
It seemed like we just sleepwalked
Through our lukewarm, milktoast lives
With our eyes closed and our backs against the wall
What are you gonna do
Now your dream come true is through?
Can you stand to face your relatives and neighbors?
How are you gonna feel
With no one else behind the wheel
And what the hell are you gonna tell the children?
The only thing I'm sorry for is the children
Yeah, I guess I'm gonna miss the children