[Verse 1]
Second time around
You know it really got me down
Sister don't you judge it
Just keep it to yourself now
And if you ain't got nothin' good to say
Don't say nothin' at all

[Verse 2]
I got bitten by the bitter bug
And now I just can't get enough
Of ill will and my own conceit
I'm weary of the world it seems
I'm weary of the world
Weary of the world it seems

[Verse 3]
It's sort of always gone my way
I'm just a little bit off these days
Like I've had hard knocks all my life
Like I'm a Bible belt wife
Like I didn't see it comin'
Like I didn't walk in willingly

[Verse 4]
See I never want to sing again
La la la like a butterfly
Without my wits about me
Without my heart in line
Third time's a charm
And this is mine
[Verse 5]
You said you heard Loretta sing
And you felt the loneliness seepin' in
The cowboys made you uneasy
You're a God-fearin' lesbian
So you learn not to yearn
And you take it on the chin again

[Verse 6]
Here's what I find about compromise:
Don't do it if it hurts inside
'Cause either way you're screwed
Eventually you'll find
That you may as well feel good
You may as well have some pride

[Verse 7]
Come August we'll go to Cherokee and
Hear Loretta do her thing
Pack it into the Indian casino and
Make the hillbilly scene
Kick up our heels
And join in

[Verse 8]
Are you my ally or my enemy?
Do you have self-loathin' or empathy?
Can you keep me in your prayers, sister?
Can you keep me in there somewhere?
And sister, if you ain't got nothin' good to say
Don't say nothin' at all