She’s never left her one-horse town
But, let me tell you, she’s been around
It doesn’t make her the talk of the town
No, there’s nothing like that going around
She’s been with me to every place I’ve ever been
She’s been with me to there and back again

She said it’s over, and I hit the road
I had to get away, but little did I know
Little did I know that she had this hold on me
Little did I know she’d never set me free
Little does she know she has these chains on me
Little does she know that I will never be free

I can’t escape her though God knows I’ve tried
There’s no place where I can run and hide
She lives in my heart and runs through my mind
That’s where she’ll stay until the end of time

She was with me as I crossed that county line
I tried to run; I tried to leave her behind
With every look into the rearview mirror
I could see her sitting right there
Her reflection blurred by my tears
She'll never know how much I’ve cried through the years

She’s been with me every step of the way
Every second of every single day
She was there, but she missed it all
If you ask her, she’ll say she doesn’t recall
I go to sleep, and she’s there in my head
I still wake up alone in my bed

I can’t escape her though God knows I’ve tried
There’s no place where I can run and hide
She lives in my heart and runs through my mind
That’s where she’ll stay until the end of time

I see her face when I close my eyes
She lives behind them; that’s where she hides
I hear her voice whisper in my ear
Softly speaking to me year after year
There’s no losing her, but I lost her long ago
She still lives inside of me, and she will never know

Since she said it was over, it’s never been over for me
Though every day I try to set myself free
I know it’s foolish, but I can’t heal my heart
It’s been in pieces ever since we’ve been apart
She still lives in her one-horse town
But, let me tell you, brother, she’s been around

I can’t escape her though God knows I’ve tried
There’s no place where I can run and hide
She lives in my heart and runs through my mind
That’s where she’ll stay until the end of time

03/02/2025

Author's Note: lrr: Lyric

Posted on 03/02/2025
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