They say you can risk everything Put it all right on that line You can bet the Farm or your house But that philosophy ain’t mine ‘Cause once I loved this girl And I gave up everything I had I spent every last penny on her Then one day I made her so mad That she kicked me out of my own place You should have seen the grin on her face She was laughin’ like the Devil on the Fourth of July She maxed out all my credit, even took my change I couldn’t even go shootin’ my gun at the range The lesson I learned weighs heavy on my mind You should listen to me but do what you want of course It’s better to lose the saddle than the horse This girl, she meant the world to me But she left me over one damn fight She called the cops and her Dad What she did, man , it just ain’t right All that was wrong, what angered her That morning I left the toilet seat up Well, she went in and didn’t notice Then she fell in and soaked her butt And she kicked me out of my own place You should have seen that grin on her face She was laughin’ like the Devil on the Fourth of July She bought herself the finest dresses, it was so wrong On top of that another said I could’ve had her for a song The lesson I learned weighs heavy on my mind And you should learn from me, but do what you want of course It’s better to lose the saddle than the horse Her friends took her side and mine took mine But in the end, all she saw were dollar signs Oh she kicked me out of my own place You should have seen the grin on her face She was laughin’ like the Devil on the Fourth of July She maxed out all my credit, even took my change I couldn’t even go shootin’ my gun at the range The lesson I learned weighs heavy on my mind You should listen to me, but do what you want of course It’s better to lose the saddle than the horse Oh, it’s better to lose the saddle than the horse March 31, 2021