You Should've Walked Away

Intro

Verse 1 There was a door, boy, right behind you A whole road out that could've saved your skin You looked at a man this town had broken And you decided that was where to begin Everybody in this county knows the rule Don't poke the quiet, don't corner the cool But you read my silence like an invitation Walked in the one house with no floor

Chorus You should've walked away, they told you Should've read the room and closed the door Now you're learnin' what the still man holds — you Should've walked — there ain't a walkin' anymore

Verse 2 I'd have let you leave, that's the thing I don't chase, I don't start, I don't swing But once you're in, once you drew the line You signed your name right under mine There's a version of tonight where you went home Kissed somebody, left me alone That door was open — you can't say it wasn't You should've walked — but a fool never does 'til it's done

Chorus You should've walked away, they told you Should've read the room and closed the door Now you're learnin' what the still man holds — you Should've walked — there ain't a walkin' anymore

Bridge I gave you more warnin' than they ever gave me More mercy than a courtroom's ever seen That's the only grace you're gettin', son You had a door — now there's just me You should've walked away, they told you Should've read the room and closed the door Now you're learnin' what the still man holds — you Should've walked — there ain't a walkin' anymore

Outro The door was right there. It always was.

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