Ain't it a shame, girl?
That we had it all almost
Now there's no other way, girl
That's just the way love goes

'Cause Waylon, Willie
Jones and Whitley
They made all the rules
So I'll just have me one more whiskey
Right here on this stool

Baby, I could put the bottle down
You could say you wanna come back home
I could leave this bar right now
You could meet me at the door with nothin' on
We can find a way to work this out
Aw, but girl, it would feel so wrong
No comin' back 'cause, baby
That ain't how it ends in a country song

Ain't how it ends
In a country song
Ain't how it ends

You gotta have some taillights
The kind that don't turn around
Aw, baby, it ain't right
If we change our minds right now

'Cause Hank and Johnny
Strait and Ronnie
Dunn made all the rules
The girl gets gone, guy ties one on
Like he's 'spose to do, ooh

Baby, I could put the bottle down
You could say you wanna come back home
I could leave this bar right now
You could meet me at the door with nothin' on
We can find a way to work this out
Aw, but girl, it would feel so wrong
No comin' back 'cause, baby
That ain't how it ends in a country song

Ain't how it ends
In a country song
Ain't how it ends

Baby, I could put the bottle down
You could say you wanna come back home
I could leave this bar right now
You could meet me at the door with nothin' on
We can find a way to work this out
Aw, baby, it would feel so wrong
No comin' back 'cause, baby
That ain't how it ends in a country song

Ain't how it ends
In a country song
Ain't how it ends

Ain't how it ends in a country song (Ain't how it ends)
Ain't how it ends in a country song (Ain't how it ends)
In a country song