Jolene - Rhett Haney

Well Jolene unlocked the thick breezeway door Like she'd done one hundred times before Jolene smoothed her dark hair in the mirror She folded the towel carefully and put it back in place Yeah I want to pull you down into bed I want to cast your face in lead Oh, yeah All right, now Well every time I pull you close Push my face into your hair Cream rinse and tobacco smoke That sickly scent is always, always there Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah Jolene heard her father's uneven snores Right then she knew there must be something more Jolene heard the singing in the forest She opened the door quietly and stepped into the night Yeah I want to throw you out into space I want to do whatever it takes, takes, takes Well every time I pull you close Push my face into your hair Cream rinse and tobacco smoke That sickly scent is always, always there Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah, oh guitar

Well you're coming down High Street walking in the sun You make a dead man rise and holler she's the one Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you're the queen Well it's a long old highway that don't ever end I got a Saturday Night Special, I'm back again I'll sleep by your door, lay my life on the line You probably don't know but I'm gonna make you mine Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you is the queen I keep my hands in my pocket, I'm movin' along People think they know, but they're all wrong You're something nice, I'm gonna bet my dice I can't say I haven't paid the price Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you is the queen Well I found out the hard way, I've had my fill You can't fight somebody with his back to a hill Those big brown eyes, they set off a spark If you hold me in your arms, things don't look so dark Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you're the queen