I Quit Caring at Forty

Spent my twenties tryin' to please my daddy Spent my thirties tryin' to please my wife Spent the whole damn time tryin' to please the neighbors And the neighbors never asked about my life

Walked out of the foreman's office Tuesday He said "boy, you got an attitude problem" I said sir you ain't wrong, you ain't wrong at all Just took me forty years to find my answer

I quit caring at forty 'Bout what y'all think of me I quit caring at forty That's the day I went free I quit caring at forty

Mama said but son what'll the church say Wife said but baby what'll the family think Brother said you can't just walk out like that I said brother, watch me, and pour me a drink

Took the long way home through the back roads Stopped at a bar I ain't never been to Bought a stranger a beer 'cause I felt like it Tipped the waitress what I felt like, too

I quit caring at forty 'Bout what y'all think of me I quit caring at forty That's the day I went free I quit caring at forty

Forty years of holdin' my tongue Forty years of bitin' my lip Forty years of bein' who you wanted Forty years of mama's good kid

Doctor said I had to slow down Preacher said I had to confess Boss said I had to be a team player I said gentlemen, I am the team, I quit, I rest

I quit caring at forty, y'all 'Bout what y'all think of me I quit caring at forty And the lord himself agree I quit caring at forty 'Bout what your mouth might say I quit caring at forty And it's the best damn deal I ever made I quit caring at forty I quit caring at forty

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