[Verse 1]
I wore an apron, a name tag pinned tight,
Coffee-stained mornings and long Friday nights.
The jukebox played Merle, the floorboards would creak,
I knew all their orders, their stories, their streaks.
[Prechorus]
But their hands would linger, their smiles would leer,
I swallowed my pride, hid the taste of fear.
[Chorus]
I was a good girl, made of grit and grace,
Kept my heart guarded in this no-name place.
They’d take what they could, but I’d hold my ground,
Good girl dreams in a small country town.
[Verse 2]
The tips weren’t much, but they kept me alive,
In a trailer with Mama, we’d scrape, we’d survive.
The boys in their boots thought I’d fall in their lap,
But I didn’t play that game, didn’t walk that trap.
[Prechorus]
They’d wink and they’d whisper, call me sweet pea,
But their sugar-coated lies weren’t foolin’ me.
[Chorus]
I was a good girl, made of grit and grace,
Kept my heart guarded in this no-name place.
They’d take what they could, but I’d hold my ground,
Good girl dreams in a small country town.