Millie French

Verse 1
I guess this is what closure is, you are so not the one
Two years of dating blew up like a massive cluster bomb
You were mad as hell ‘cause you didn’t get your way
But I won’t keep nodding along to every word you say
You acted like a toddler and we had a stupid fight
You packed your shit and disappeared into the night

Chorus
A weight’s been lifted from my chest
I’m back to my old best
I’ve never felt so light
It’s a blessing in disguise
I lost 200 pounds overnight

Verse 2
I was afraid to lose you but it feels more like a win
Don’t have to tiptoe ‘round the house ‘cause you are sleeping in
I plan on going to the shelter to adopt another cat
Now you’re not here to tell me I shouldn’t be doing that
If you’re missing me don’t come knocking on my door
I don’t want your muddy boot prints on my porch no more

Chorus repeat
A weight’s been lifted from my chest
I’m back to my old best
I’ve never felt so light
It’s a blessing in disguise
I lost 200 pounds overnight

Verse 3
I thought I would feel bad but somehow I feel great
I can now order Thai food from that place you used to hate
Tonight I’m wearing the red lip-gloss that you never really liked
And I’m showing off the tattoo you always wanted me to hide
Yeah, I’m gonna hit the town with my old friends tonight
And we’re not going home ‘til the early morning light

Chorus repeat
A weight’s been lifted from my chest
I’m back to my old best
I’ve never felt so light
It’s a blessing in disguise
I lost 200 pounds overnight

Verse 1 (Boy)
The summer air was hot, the music playing loud
I was having a good time, when I saw you in the crowd
The cutest girl I’d ever seen, in boots and a white sundress
In your red lawn chair, you looked just like a princess
You looked back at me and smiled, it was love at first sight
We sang and danced all day, until it turned into night

Verse 2 (Girl)
That night I couldn’t sleep, heard my daddy snoring loud
That cute boy from Texas was all I could think about
So, I sneaked out of the RV, as soon as I had the chance
I just had to see you, just wanted one more dance
I ran through the wet grass, past the sleepy guard
When I finally found you, I had a racing heart

Chorus
Do you still remember that WE Fest August night?
The way that you kissed me in the fire bowl light?
Mud on our boots, whispers in the dark
Just you and me, underneath the stars
We didn’t know one night could feel like this
But I still wear that memory around my wrist
Yeah, that faded wristband takes me right back to
That one summer night that I shared with you

Verse 3
When the sun came up, over the eastern sky
We knew it had to end, we had to say goodbye
We held on to each other, wishing we could stay
Then we kissed one last time, before we walked away

Chorus repeat
Do you still remember that WE Fest August night?
The way that you kissed me in the fire bowl light?
Mud on our boots, whispers in the dark
Just you and me, underneath the stars
We didn’t know one night could feel like this
But I still wear that memory around my wrist
Yeah, that faded wristband takes me right back to
That one summer night that I shared with you

Outro
That WE Fest summer day and the night that we kissed
Yeah, that sweet memory, I still keep on my wrist
That faded wristband
Takes me right back to you
That faded wristband

Verse 1
I’m out here practicing my smile in the mirror of my truck
‘Cause to get your attention I will need much more than luck
I’m dressed up to the nines but I’m feeling like a zero
Stepping out of this car and into the bars’ neon glow

Chorus
No, this crowded bar is not my favorite scene
But it’s the only place where you are tonight
The girl of my dreams, yeah, my country queen
So, I’m braving the crowd and the neon lights
Yeah, you’re miles down the road, way out of my league
But I’m praying tonight you’ll be within my reach

Verse 2
I feel like an old pickup truck keeping up with a sports car
With my boots glued to the sawdust floor of this bar
Holding a longneck just to give my hands something to do
The cards are stacked against me ever getting with you

Chorus repeat
No, this crowded bar is not my favorite scene
But it’s the only place where you are tonight
The girl of my dreams, yeah, my country queen
So, I’m braving the crowd and the neon lights
Yeah, you’re miles down the road, way out of my league
But I’m praying tonight you’ll be within my reach

Verse 3
I feel like a flickering porch light trying to match the stars
I’m frozen in the corner, staring at you from afar
So, I’m drinking up the nerve to finally go and talk to you
Just waiting for this liquid courage to tell me what to do

Chorus repeat
No, this crowded bar is not my favorite scene
But it’s the only place where you are tonight
The girl of my dreams, yeah, my country queen
So, I’m braving the crowd and the neon lights
Yeah, you’re miles down the road, way out of my league
But I’m praying tonight you’ll be within my reach

Verse 1
On a packed train with hardly any room to breathe
You sat down in the last seat right next to me
With your blond hair and blue eyes, you looked so handsome
The most attractive man that I’d ever laid eyes on
Your gaze seemed to capture me, like I was trapped in it
And when our knees touched it felt like lightning hit

Chorus
I don’t even know if you felt the same
At least I should’ve asked you your name
Why didn’t I think of something to say?
Oh wow, how could I let you get away?
Now it feels like you were just a dream
And I wonder ‘bout what might have been

Verse 2
The whole day I dreamed about you in broad daylight
It felt like destiny when I saw you at the bar that night
Drawn together like two magnets, there was no turning back
Yeah, you walked right over and kissed me, just like that
I remember thinking that you might finally be the one
But when I turned my back for a minute you were suddenly gone

Chorus
I don’t even know if you felt the same
At least I should’ve asked you your name
Why didn’t I think of something to say?
Oh wow, how could I let you get away?
Now it feels like you were just a dream
And I wonder ‘bout what might have been

Verse 3
Why didn’t you stay? Where did you go to?
My friend told you I was married to get rid of you
She thought you were a creep, coming on way too strong
Of course she meant well, but boy was she wrong
I tried to find you, frantically searching for you everywhere
But you were nowhere to be found, vanished into thin air

Bridge
Why did fate have to be so cruel that day?
To bring you into my life just to take you away?

Chorus
I don’t even know if you felt the same
At least I should’ve asked you your name
Why didn’t I think of something to say?
Oh wow, how could I let you get away?
Now it feels like you were just a dream
And I wonder ‘bout what might have been

Verse 1
I raised you girls on the country music I still love
It’s the soundtrack of motherhood and watching you grow up
It’s the tunes that we danced to after dinner every night
The songs I sang to you before turning down the lights

Chorus
Time flies by, the music stays
Takes me right back to those days
In my mind the past lives on
I still hear you in every song

Post-Chorus
I look back on your childhood with a smile
Every time I hear “More Than Miles”
How the radio played “Die a Happy Man”
When your French toast was in the pan
How “Crash My Party” was blasting loud
When I brushed all your tangles out
How we sang all the words to “Peter Pan”
Driving to school in that beat-up van
How “Cop Car” was what we used to sing
When we chilled on the front porch swing
How I hummed “Cruise” when you crawled in my bed
‘Cause heavy thunder rumbled overhead

Verse 2
Now you’re all grown and don’t like country music anymore
You say those lame old songs are such a bore
Yeah, you roll your eyes and turn the radio down
But in my mind, the three of us are still dancing around

Chorus repeat
Time flies by, the music stays
Takes me right back to those days
In my mind the past lives on
I still hear you in every song

Post-Chorus repeat
I look back on your childhood with a smile
Every time I hear “More Than Miles”
How the radio played “Die a Happy Man”
When your French toast was in the pan
How “Crash My Party” was blasting loud
When I brushed all your tangles out
How we sang all the words to “Peter Pan”
Driving to school in that beat-up van
How “Cop Car” was what we used to sing
When we chilled on the front porch swing
How I hummed “Cruise” when you crawled in my bed
‘Cause heavy thunder rumbled overhead

Outro
It’s the soundtrack of motherhood and watching you grow up
It’s the tunes that we danced to after dinner every night
The songs I sang to you before turning down the lights

Verse 1
Your Tennessee ranch feels like paradise
With apple trees under clear blue skies
Horses in fields, chickens running free
Your little dog by the old oak tree
But it is the sparkle in your eyes
That caught me completely by surprise
Your southern accent, like a summer song
I could listen to it all day long
You’re so caring, sweet, and kind
Now I can’t get you out of my mind

Chorus
I came for the horses, to experience ranch life
Now I’m fantasizing 'bout replacing your wife
Oh my god, what is wrong with me?
I just want to stay in Tennessee

Verse 2
Back home now, thousands of miles away
I think about you every night and day
You’re like a catchy song inside of me
I can’t seem to shake the melody
I’m sure I was just a guest to you
And you don’t feel the way I do
I tried so hard not to let it show
Did you see through me? Did you know?
That your smile took my breath away
And I fell for you on that very first day?

Chorus
I came for the horses, to experience ranch life
Now I’m fantasizing 'bout replacing your wife
Oh my god, what is wrong with me?
I just want to go back to Tennessee

Verse 3
At night, I toss and turn in my bed
I think about words I could have said
I wish we’d wandered through your land
Just me and you, walking hand in hand
Getting to know you, sharing some wine
Your beautiful eyes looking into mine
How I longed for your strong embrace
How I ached to kiss your handsome face
How I dreamed of a future with you in it
And it seemed so real, just for a minute

Chorus
I came for the horses, to experience ranch life
Now I’m fantasizing 'bout replacing your wife
Oh my god, what is wrong with me?
I know I can’t go back to Tennessee

Verse 1
The tsunami I’ve feared for months is crashing down
It comes washing over me, like I’m about to drown
You tower over me with so much anger in your eyes
I’ve told you I’m so sorry at least a million times

Chorus
Do you want me to sink?
Do you want me to drown?
Push me underwater
And hold me down?
I’ll take the blame
But this has to stop
I need some air
You’ve got to back off

Verse 2
A waterfall of bottled-up anger is coming out of your mouth
All the pain and resentment is now flooding out
You keep throwing it in my face every time we fight
I don’t know what else to tell you to make this all right

Chorus repeat
Do you want me to sink?
Do you want me to drown?
Push me underwater
And hold me down?
I’ll take the blame
But this has to stop
I need some air
You’ve got to back off

Verse 3
No matter how hard I scrub, the dirty blame sticks
If you keep punishing me, there’s nothing we can fix
You can’t forgive and forget, that much is clear
Your love turned to hatred, there’s no love left here

Chorus
Do you want me to sink?
Do you want me to drown?
Push me underwater
And hold me down?
I’ll take the blame
But this has to stop
I need some air
We should break up

Verse 1
It dawned on me, you and me weren’t going anywhere
I was just the girl you called when you had too much beer
Telling me whatever you thought I wanted to hear
Until you looked me in the eye, made your intentions clear
Told me you’ll always be the hunter... and I’ll be the deer

Chorus
This little deer is not getting into your woods tonight
Is tired of being the shining eyes in your headlights
No more waiting by the phone for your midnight chase
I’m erasing every footprint we made in this place

Verse 2
You liked the thrill of the hunt, the games you used to play
Every time luring me back in, just to push me away
But you can’t keep my heart like a trophy on your wall
And I'm not gonna be around the next time that you call
You thought I'd stay forever frozen in your headlights
But I’m hanging out in different parts of the woods tonight

Chorus repeat
This little deer is not getting into your woods tonight
Is tired of being the shining eyes in your headlights
No more waiting by the phone for your midnight chase
I’m erasing every footprint we made in this place

Outro
So put away your rifle, you won’t shoot me tonight
Yeah, this little deer is finally out of your sight
Out of your woods
Out of your sight