[Chorus] I'd be better off red If all the things I've learned would just fall out of my head 'Cause a blade of bluegra** left a scar on my neck And it ain't quit hurting yet I'd be better off red [Verse 1] I want ten little acres instead of the world I'd be a homemaker instead of the girl Who had to make it out of her nowhere town Just to make her Momma proud [Verse 2] See, my Daddy's not well-read And he don't give a damn about these things in my head He's got a Chevy, a front porch and a TV set He ain't hurting yet I'd be better off red
[Veres 3] I'd want the bank of a river instead of the sea I'd be a schoolteacher instead of the freak Who had to run away from the only place Where everybody knew my name [Bridge] 'Cause the world ain't got no front porch swing The city ain't got no fresh green beans I ain't found one finer thing Momma [Chorus] I'd be better off red If all the things I've learned Would just fall out of my head 'Cause a blade of bluegra** left a scar on my neck And it ain't quit hurting yet I'd be better off red