I told you so

Red clay road and a cigarette moon
Humidity hangin’ like a courtroom tune
You said, “Baby, you ain’t built for the fight”
Now I own this town every Friday night

Mama warned me ‘bout boys like you
All hat, no cattle, and a silver tongue too
You laughed when I said I’d make my own name
Now your buddies drop quarters in my jukebox fame

I took your “never” and I lit it on fire
Turned all your doubt into truck-stop choirs

I told you so
Didn’t I, honey, didn’t I though?
Now the whole damn county sings my songs
While you sit there wonderin’ where you went wrong
I crawled through the mud, learned how to glow
With snakebite boots and a heart of gold
You tried to break me — Lord, look at me go
Yeah, I told you so

There’s a neon halo over Bourbon Street
And my name painted on a marquee
Women raise glasses when I hit that line
“Don’t need a man to tell me how to shine”

I got scars like river lines on skin
Proof that the devil don’t always win
You called me crazy, wild, too loud
Now I got a thousand people screamin’ in the crowd

You thought I’d drown in the bayou black
But women like me? We fight right back

I told you so
Didn’t I, honey, didn’t I though?
Now the whole damn county sings my songs
While you sit there wonderin’ where you went wrong
I crawled through the mud, learned how to glow
With snakebite boots and a heart of gold
You tried to break me — Lord, look at me go
Yeah, I told you so

Ain’t no queen needin’ saving tonight
I built my throne under southern skies
Every tear turned whiskey strong
Every “you can’t” became my anthem song

Slide guitar cryin’
Cicadas hummin’
Women in the back room
Bangin’ on tables drummin’

I told you so
Yeah, the river keeps on rollin’ slow
And I ain’t the girl you left behind
I’m the storm, the flame, the warning sign
From the delta dirt to the radio
I made my own damn miracle
You tried to chain me — now I stole the show
Baby… I told you so

Mmm…
Under that southern moon glow
A woman remembers
And a woman lets you know.

Country, Female Vocals, swamp rock, deep south