You said "take your time I won't mind" I know that's a lie But I take my time You said "think it out And give me a shout" I know you have your doubts But I think it out You keep waiting on me Always so patiently You said "be aware Of things you can't repair" I know that you're scared But I am aware You said "take it slow Don't think, just know" I can't let it go But I take it slow You keep waiting on me Always so patiently You said "give me truth I know it's in you" I really need it too So I give you truth You keep waiting on me Always so patiently You said "take your time And I won't mind"

When I buy a house I wanna settle down in the woods Put a corn cob on a string And treat the neighbors like I should And it's so quiet Hear the wind through the branches It's all mine and I'll never take nothing for granted anymore When I buy a house It's gonna have a roof that never leaks The walls won't be bare, there's room to spare, And the hardwood floor might creak But it's my own and I'm learning to like my space It's my home and It's not so easily replaced anymore When I buy a house It's gonna have a room where I can think I'll have a desk for a change And if I want to, I'll paint the walls pink No one can convince me It's more or less for myself But I won't be busy Trying to reorganize the shelves anymore When I buy a house I'm gonna let my dog sleep in my own bed We'll run in the yard And I'll tell her what's in my head It's been a long time Without the ones I love But I'll send them invites Hope some of 'em aren't too above me anymore When I buy a house, it's gonna be so lovely When I buy a house, it's gonna be so lovely When I buy a house I'm gonna put a piana in the front room I'll play guitar late at night While I'm staring at the moon I'll feel better Writing what I feel And I'm not tethered To what they say is real anymore When I buy a house I feel like the world will make so much sense Put a little plastic bird feeder On a giant wooden fence I feel humbled Being one with my surroundings No longer a bumble Or a mess less than astounding anymore When I buy a house I'm gonna put my feet up on the table

Hiding behind all the walls It's safe to say I wouldn't know humanity if it called Stuck inside the lion's den And I've been eaten alive once or twice and I let it kill me then Just when I see the light and I think I've found my way out I'm crippled by your harsh words and overwhelming self-doubt I guess you take what you get And you love what you got Or you give it right back And pretend that it's not What you deserve They say, "love it or leave it" Oh, baby, believe it I wasted my time under all these impressions that I live to serve So if you've got the nerve Well, I don't care what you heard I can't be pushed over Put me on the pedestal Just to sit around, point and laugh, pretend you're in control You can stab me in the back I can't honestly say that I'm not used to something like that Just when I see the light and I know I'm getting close You try and put out my fire but you're at the end of your rope I guess you take what you get And you love what you got Or you give it right back And pretend that it's not What you deserve They say, "love it or leave it" Oh, baby, believe it I wasted my time under all these impressions that I live to serve So if you've got the nerve Well, I don't care what you heard I can't be pushed over I guess you take what you get And you love what you got Or you give it right back And pretend that it's not What you deserve They say, "love it or leave it" Oh, baby, believe it I wasted my time under all these impressions that I live to serve So if you've got the nerve Well, I don't care what you heard I can't be pushed over

Love is messy but it can feel so clean And all of these lines that lay between you and me Makes love so reckless - it's all over the place Spreading like a wildfire until I see it on your face And I don't wanna feel like I'm out of control I don't want somebody saying that I fell in some hole Lord knows I didn't sell part of my soul To feel this free Love is timeless, love is hopeful, love will be Oh, love is inside of me Love is dangerous if it's slippin' away But most of the time, if you want it to, love will stay Love is a weapon, love is a drug I feel like a junkie 'cause I just can't get enough And I don't wanna feel like I'm out of control I don't want somebody saying that I fell in some hole Lord knows I didn't sell part of my soul To feel this free Love is timeless, love is hopeful, love will be Oh, love is inside of me Love is broken into two Half of it belongs to me and half of it I saved for you Love is patient, love is kind Love is yours now and love is mine And I don't wanna feel like I'm out of control I don't want somebody saying that I fell in some hole Lord knows I didn't sell part of my soul To feel this free Love is timeless, love is hopeful, love will be Love is timeless, love is hopeful, love will be Oh, love is inside of me

Four years we'd come together But I would lock myself inside And every time I stole your heart I felt the need to run and hide Like a true thief in the night A rebel with no cause If there were good intentions Well, I guess they were lost To a hunger growing in me A girl who dreamed for free You could never tie her down Without curiousity Not all things come in two Like the moments of pure bliss But I will always remember love Tastes like a peppermint kiss You can try to make me stay But I belong somewhere far away Given the chance to settle down Two bright kids and a sleepy town I'd rather take my wings and fly far Guided by a southern star There's no set path When you've got a gypsy heart like that You were born for the road I take pride in the homeland The one I learned to fear But I can't see myself returning Year after year So what exactly is it That makes a girl go home Is it the admiration of the people Or the knowing that you're known By a multitude of bodies That claim they love you most To me, the memories in this town Slink around like ghosts They're inside boxes, in the walls Hidden horrors, haunted halls I'll commemorate nostalgia But my wanderlust, it calls You can try to make me stay But I belong somewhere far away Given the chance to settle down Two bright kids and a sleepy town I'd rather take my wings and fly far Guided by a southern star There's no set path When you've got a gypsy heart like that You were born for the road One hand out the window And in tow, everywhere you've ever been Before You can try to make me stay But I belong somewhere far away You can try to make me stay But I belong somewhere far away Given the chance to settle down Two bright kids and a sleepy town I'd rather take my wings and fly far Guided by a southern star There's no set path When you've got a gypsy heart like that You were born for the road

I once knew a man And he drove a tin can And he thought his tin can was the best one in the world But one day a whip drove by I saw the sparkle in his eye He said, "I betcha I can make my rock a pearl" So he went to the DMV And for $15.93 He bought some pretty plates to put on his old ride He bought some gold sticker stars Put it on his beat up car Just to go along with his little white lie Did you know that old Willie Drove that honky-tonk car And it may not be real fast But it got him really far Went all the way from Hollywood Back to Nashville, Tennessee And that's where I found this car And this car, well, it found me Well, the numbers, they rolled in It was 5 then it was 10 He sold it quick but lost the money in a bet Took a loan from a lonely love Tried to push and tried to shove Just to get about all that he could get Did you know that ol' woman Took advantage of your dad And she wouldn't stop her future To realize what she had Went all the way from Colorado Back to Clarksville, Tennessee And that's where I left that woman And that woman, she left me Well sometimes now I wonder If that car is doing fine And I know that womans' crazy So well I call it mine I guess we'll be okay somewhere South of Tennessee And that man, well he's somewhere And somewhere he will be And that man, I don't miss him I don't care if he misses me

You were a mess when I left you in the kitchen You were a mess when you were laying on the floor You were a mess when I made you pack your bags And you were a mess when I kicked you out the door And you know my vision is clearer But you go on thinking I'm so mean You were a mess, fogging up my mirror Leave me alone 'cause I'm gettin' clean You were a mess when you made the call You were a mess when you asked me why You were a mess when you told me you still loved me And you were a mess when I said goodbye And you know my vision is clearer But you go on thinking I'm so mean You were a mess, fogging up my mirror Leave me alone 'cause I'm gettin' clean Take a mental note, baby I don't want you around I've already moved on and now that you're gone It's the sweetest silence I've found You were a mess holding on to every corner You were a mess making excuses for yourself You were a mess trying so hard to stay in my life You were a mess, now you go get your own help And you know my vision is clearer But you go on thinking I'm so mean You were a mess, and you were fogging up my mirror Leave me alone 'cause I'm gettin' clean Leave me alone 'cause I'm gettin' clean