[Verse 1]
He says something she don't like
She gets those daggers in her eyes
And says something she knows will cut him deep
He turns his back and walks away
She throws a glass, he hears it break
Screams a couple words we won't repeat
She knows it's over, tears start to fill in her eyes
He thinks he's gonna show her, but she ain't really surprised

[Refrain]
When he goes out to the bar and he starts a tab
Orders up two of everything they have
Looks for the girls looking for anybody
He goes seven days with three nights sleep
Never wakes up in the same two sheets
Wondering what she'd think now if she saw me

[Chorus]
When it goes south, it don't take long
He goes and out and she goes home

[Verse 2]
To her mama, cries again
Calls her two best high school friends
Who show up with a bottle of chardonnay
They pour and tell her it'll be alright
Smoke and drink and laugh all night
'Til she believes they're right and it'll be okay

[Bridge]
He's still wanting to hold her
Don't know that it's over
Thinks he's gonna show her

[Refrain]
When he goes out to the bar and he starts a tab
Orders up two of everything they have
Looks for the girls looking for anybody
He goes seven days with three nights sleep
Never wakes up in the same two sheets
Wondering what she'd think now if she saw me

[Chorus]
When it goes south, it don't take long
When he goes and out and she goes home
[Post-Chorus]
To deal with it
Home
And gets real with it
Home
Gets on with getting on

[Refrain]
Now he goes out to a bar
Looks for the girls looking for anybody
He goes another week with three nights sleep
'Til he looks in the mirror above the bathroom sink
Wondering what she'd think now if she saw me

[Chorus]
When it goes south, it don't take long
When he goes and out and she goes home

[Post-Chorus]
She goes home
And deals with it
Home
And gets real with it
Home
Gets on with getting on