Margaret Durante

Pink blossoms on the Mimosa trees

Katydid dancing soft and sweet

Sweat on his neck in the summer heat

Kissin' the preacher's daughter

Headlights flashing in their eyes

The shadow of a face they recognized

A single shot split the night

Footsteps in muddy water

And the sun came up like the day before

And her sheets hadn't been turned down

And the boy turned up downstream on the rocks

Two miles outside of town

She was leavin' church in a white sundress

Last time anybody saw her

Oh, what's become of the preacher's daughter

One-eyed woman with her tarot cards

Said she ain't comin' back but she ain't gone far

The devil's a liar and he drives a car

Somewhere in Catahoula County

Then the sun came up like the day before

And her sheets hadn't been turned down

And the search dogs barked on the day they laid

Her first love in the ground

The preacher's knees buckled in the heat

So the deacon took over

And said "let us pray for the preacher's daughter"

Blue lights flashin' on the riverbank

They held their breath as they dragged the chains

Hearts all sank when her beautiful face

Came up out of the water

Through her tangled hair they could see

She was missing one earring

Found the other in the back seat of the car

Of the deacon that couldn't have her

And the sun came up like the day before

And her sheets hadn't been turned down

When they slapped the cuffs on the deacon's wrists

You could hear it all over town

And the headlines read "Justice At Last

Up From The Muddy Water...

The Resurrection Of The Preacher's Daughter"

You don’t know any girls like me

I will show you crazy, wait and see

‘Cause I wear stilettos with my jeans, I chase whiskey with whiskey

Tonight I’m gonna get what I need and you can’t stop me

I’m innocent outside, but I’m about to blow your mind

I’m a little good, a little bad, the best and worst you’ve ever had

I’ll lift you up, and knock you down, and have you begging from the ground

You can’t see my halo or my horns, so be warned

I’m a little good, a little bad, but mostly bad

I can be a saint if you want me to

But I will make a sinner out of you

‘Cause I’m not about to wear that dress if it’s not cut to impress

Tonight I’m gonna aim for the fence and you can’t stop me

I’m innocent outside, but I’m about to blow your mind

I’m a little good, a little bad, the best and worst you’ve ever had

I’ll lift you up, and knock you down, and have you begging from the ground

You can see my halo or my horns, so be warned

I’m a little good, a little bad…..

Tonight I’ll be your angel… and you’ll be my man

These wings will take us to heaven

But for now…I’ll put you through hell

I’m mostly bad

I’m mostly bad

I’m a little good, a little bad, the best and worst you’ve ever had

I’ll lift you up, and knock you down, and have you begging from the ground

You can’t see my halo or my horns, so be warned

I’m a little good, a little bad, but mostly bad

I’m mostly bad

I was down at the bar doing my best Electric Slide

Then he gave me a smile while doing the Grapevine

(That’s how it started)

Gave him my number and waited a week for the call

When he finally did I told that boy straight up

(Aren’t we tired of playing these games?)

All I wanna do is skip all the rules and hoops

And fall madly in love with you

Step up to the plate so I can see the truth

And fall madly in love with you

Got my girls in my ride and I’m breakin’ 65

When a truck full of boys tries to pass us on the right

(We’ve all been here before)

They start to whistle, hollerin’ out cat-calls

Come on, get a clue, have you learned nothing at all?

You must understand

All I wanna do is skip all the rules and the hoops

And fall madly in love with you

Step up to the plate so I can see the truth

And fall madly in love with you

I guess I finally got it right - you called me up on a moonless night

You used to know when I was almost gone

It always starts with one mistake, and pickin’ up is all it takes

But this time you kept me waiting too long

I’m lonely, but baby that’s just heartbreak

And it ain’t gonna kill me

As long as I don’t let you back for one last round

There’s places only you can take me

I used to think you’d save me

No, I know better now

If you’da called the other day, well this could have gone the other way

And I’d be somewhere up against your skin

But heaven sent a little grace and I woke up in a different place

And I ain’t goin’ back where I’ve been

‘Cause I’m lonely, but baby that’s just heartbreak

And it ain’t gonna kill me

As long as I don’t let you back for one last round

There’s places only you can take me

I used to think you’d save me

No, I know better now

I could pull you close, I could breathe you in

Say that it’s the last time... again

‘Cause I’m lonely, but baby that’s just heartbreak

And it ain’t gonna kill me

As long as I don’t let you back for one last round

There’s places only you can take me

I used to think you saved me

Whoa, I know better now

I know better now

‘Cause I’m lonely, but baby that’s just heartbreak

And it ain’t gonna kill me

As long as I don’t let you back for one last round

There’s places only you can take me

I used to think you’d save me

No, I know better now

I know better, I know better now

I know better now

It don’t make much sense

You and me, we’ve got everything

But you can’t wrap your head around

Getting gone from where ya been

Well it ain’t that hard to see the hole that I’m standin’ in

So stop lookin’ at you and start lookin’ at me

You’ll see what a wreck I’ve been

So jump in my world and come take a look through these tears

Just get a glimpse of the heartache that I feel in here

And do some time in this bittersweet hell that I’m walkin’ through

Put yourself in my blues

Put yourself in my blues

See, I get to hate you

And I get to unravel now

You know I start breakin’ things every time I start breakin’ down

Oh, so don’t try to kiss me ‘cause you know that always works

And baby I swear, if you’re gonna go there

Well you’re gonna taste the hurt

So jump in my world and come take a look through these tears

Just get a glimpse of the heartache that I feel in here

And do some time in this bittersweet hell that I’m walkin’ through

Put yourself in my blues

Put yourself in my blues

Don’t you miss bein’ here

Don’t you miss bein’ us

No one else is gonna love you this much

So jump in my world and come take a look through these tears

Just get a glimpse of the heartache that I feel in here

And do some time in this bittersweet hell that I’m walkin’ through

Put yourself in my blues

There’s a bottle on the shelf talkin to me

Sayin’ “come over here you can have a drink

we can make it through this lonely night together

but that’s a road I don’t wanna go back down

and I hate myself for what I’m thinkin now

Hey, it’s just one night--it’s not like it’s forever

I just wanna feel better

I just wanna feel good, feel alright

feel anything but what I feel tonight

I just wanna move on, with my life

And put the pieces back together

I just wanna feel better

I got these pictures runnin’ through my head

from the way he loved  to the way he left

not a single day goes by that I don’t miss him

and when the lonely gets to be too much

I try to kill the pain with a stranger’s touch

though I know I won’t forget him altogether

I just wanna feel better

I just wanna feel good, feel alright  

feel anything but what I feel tonight

I just wanna move on, with my life

And put the pieces back together

I just wanna feel better

I just wanna feel better

I know there’s gonna come a day 

when he’s still gone and it’s ok

I’m puttin’ on pearls, I’m puttin’ on pumps, got a little lace apron on me

Gonna make you stop, gonna make you wanna watch me do the laundry

Gonna put some fun back in this ho-hum honey

Gonna be so hot you’ll think it oughta cost you money

You ain’t gonna wanna leave home, cause I’ve got it goin’ on

I will be most anything you want

I’ll be your laughter, I’ll be your drama, I’ll be your best friend, I’ll be your lover

You can be my baby any time you wanna

But I ain’t your mama

No I ain’t your mama

I won’t make your rules, I won’t wipe your nose, I ain’t gonna check up on ya

Stay out all night long as that sunlight don’t end up tellin’ on ya

I won’t be your boss, I won’t be the bad cop baby

But I’ll be the one you just wanna love like crazy

Cause I’ll do all those things that make you wanna sing

I’ll say your name, make you wanna do the same

I’ll be your laughter, I’ll be your drama, I’ll be your best friend, I’ll be your lover

You can be my baby any time you wanna

But I ain’t your mama

No I ain’t your mama

Oh come on honey

You ain’t gonna wanna leave home, cause I’ve got it goin’ on

I will be most anything you want

I’ll be your best friend, I’ll be your lover

You can be my baby any time you wanna

But I ain’t your mama

No I ain’t your mama

He smelled like gin with a hint of her

Up 'til then I wasn't sure

But he swaggered by and said "the boys said to tell you 'hey'"

And I was kicked back in his easy chair

Holding a fifth, tappin' the barrel of a

Fresh cleaned steel blue polished up .38

And I was kinda hopin' he'd at least look scared

But all he said was "OK, she was good, and you don't dare"

Lookin' back now, I probably should've let him run

But paybacks are hell where I come from

And any fool should know you don't look a woman in the eye and smile

When she knows what you've done

And she's holdin' whiskey and a gun

The sun shines grey in the prison yard

Life to go was goin' hard

When the warden started gettin' sweet on me

He drug me up to a room one night

Poured me some 'skey, gave me a light

And I smoked slow and waited 'til he was done

And I thought that was that

'Til he got rough and I fought back

And when I grabbed his pistol he laughed and said

"Girl, you ain't got the guts"

Lookin' back now, I probably should've let him run

But paybacks are hell where I come from

And any fool should know you don't look a woman in the eye and smile

When she knows what you've done

And she's holdin' whiskey and a gun

They're strappin' me down and I'm scared to die

And I ain't the kinda girl to cry

But I find myself begging God for mercy

My hands are cold as I start to slip

Sodium thiopental drips

The room goes black and I wonder if He heard me

Lookin' back now, I probably should've let him run

I bet paybacks are hell there where I'm goin'

But any fool should know you don't look a woman in the eye and smile

When she knows what you've done

And she's holdin' whiskey and a gun

Small town southern California

Pretty people but I gotta warn ya

They’re about as country as it gets

Divorce, everybody’s cheatin’

Rehab, everybody’s drinking

Welcome to the wild, wild, west

*They call it Hollywood

Not far from Dollywood

Two small towns with a different name

Dysfunction’s dysfunction

No matter what state you come from

We might as well be one and the same

If we set our lives to music

From here to now on

And everybody sang along

We’d sing a country song

Oh a country song

We’d be singing a country

Tiny dogs in little bitty purses

Cosmos that everybody nurses

They get as trashed as we do

Four kids different baby daddy

Jail time caught em’ with a fatty

That goes down in our town too

Bridge:

Oh well it’s backwoods

All the way to Hollywood

It’s one big reality show

We’re back

W double o d s

It’s all the same no matter how you’re dressed

What you drive

Or who you know

We’re all stars

On the Springer show

There’s silicone and Restylane

Blowin’ up and getting’ thin

That’s what you get when

You set foot in Hollywood

Woke up late today

Knew there’d be hell to pay

I threw something on and hit the door

Looks like all work no play

Same thing everyday

Sometimes I wonder who I’m workin for

Then I think

Goodbye Monday, weekends coming fast

Glad we made it, time to raise your glass

So clap your hands with me

If you got a drink then stomp your feet

‘Couse tonight we’re gonna burn this mother down

Too many days since I’ve been home

Had to leave my baby all alone

Can someone tell me where I am today

Bus broke down on a county road

Am I ever gonna get to the show

Sometimes I wonder how much I can take

Goodbye Monday, weekend’s coming fast

Glad we made it, time to raise your glass

So clap your hands with me

If you got a drink then stomp your feet

‘Cause tonight we’re gonna burn this mother down

Clap your hands with me

If you got a drink then stomp your feet

‘Cause tonight we’re gonna burn this mother down