And ooh you've gotta live with what you said Circling the drain Wondering if the pain is the same

Left it all and now I can see the night

And I can easily understand How you could easily take my man But you don't know what he means to me Jolene

A tall handsome stranger rode into town With fire in his eyes burning red as sundown His boots were all dusty, his coat open wide Six ways of dying hung low on his side

An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth And, anyway, I told the truth And I'm not afraid to die.

All I can say, all I can say All I can say, all I can say is goodbye

The months march away, Lafayette I hear it takes years for the heart to reset Yeah, but one of these days, I'll be done with regret Didn't think it would take me this long

I met a man in Denver Bottle neck and some old blue jeans Tells me we got something special Now I say, some things ain't what they seem

Look around, what do you know? This whole damn place is about to blow Look around, what do you see?

Drag me into the party, guess I got nowhere to go Got a man to my left and one on my right And they tell me 'bout what they know

It ain't the letting go, it's more about the things that you take with

Some of us, we just gotta ride Some of us, we gotta saddle up and ride, saddle up and ride

He talks about you in his sleep And there's nothing I can do to keep From crying when he calls your name Jolene

So rack 'em up, big blonde I think I could've been your man

So, no I can't be kind since I lost my mind And this town just ain't big enough for the both of us now

Some folks think about thеir lovers Some folks think about their goals I'vе been thinking lately about the way you'd speak to me

Left to borrow, gone tomorrow Maybe there ain't a trail to follow Better off alone if you ask me

And then suddenly we're writing out the same old lie When water is all around Baby, I can be the one you drown tonight Well, I had sun in my eyes and I'd confide We're no worse off than the worst of 'em, it's fine

Boulevard boy, give me nothing, you're the one I chose And so it goes

Your smile is like a breath of spring Your voice is soft like summer rain And I cannot compete with you Jolene