[Verse 1]
A pair of faded Levi's thrown across the floor
A pair of cowboy boots that he's never seen before
He tries not to wake her, he doesn't even know her name
He lights up a cigarette as he gathers all his things
Walks out the door, hops in his Ford
And he drives home, like so many times before
But this time, he'll find a note on the counter
That she wrote
[Chorus]
"By the time you get this, I'll be gonе
Somewhere whеre I won't be alone
All I can say, is I've tried and I've tried
And I've come to realize that you can't tame a man
With a cowboy inside."
[Verse 2]
She was a rider, out on the coast
He was a champion in the rodeo
He's been thrown before, but never quite this hard
And he tries to get up, but he don't know where to start
From the top
He found the note
On the counter
That she wrote
[Chorus]
"By the time you get this, I'll be gone
Somewhere where I won't be alone
All I can say, is I've tried and I've tried
And I've come to realize that you can't tame a man
With a cowboy inside."
[Verse 3]
They found the whiskey bottle laying empty by the bed
And the 44 was on the floor, he eroded in his chest
Ever since she left him, he ain't been the same
He turned to the bottle, just to try and kill the pain
His cowboy hat, it held a note
In his last moment
He'd wrote
[Chorus]
"By the time you get this, I'll be gone
Somewhere where I won't be alone
All I can say, is I've tried and I've tried
And I've come to realize she don't need a man
With a cowboy inside."
