# Lyrics **[Intro - Spoken | Ambient crowd murmur, light acoustic guitar]** Well... When two folks have one little argument... It's amazing... How the whole county shows up to finish it. **[Verse 1]** Me and Tammy had a dust-up one night, Words got louder than they should. I chunked an empty bottle toward the fire, It busted up a piece of wood. I said, "I'm done," Grabbed my keys, Figured morning brings some peace. Went to bed... Went to work... Thought that was the end of me. **[Pre-Chorus | Fiddle rises]** Little did I know... While I was hauling shingles down the road... The rumor mill was running wide open... And everybody joined the show. **[Chorus | Full Band]** The church got there first, Before I knew a thing! By Thursday night the back pew committee Had a cure for everything. Everybody had advice, Everybody knew my life... Funny how the loudest experts Missed the first five minutes of the fight! **[Instrumental | Fiddle & Dobro Trade Licks]** **[Verse 2]** Band rehearsal, Wednesday night, I tuned my guitar, walked inside. The preacher smiled and waved me over, "Brother, have a seat awhile." Next to him sat the painter, Looking confident somehow. He folded up his hands and said, "I think we've got this figured out." **[Break | Band Drops Out]** I thought... Uh-oh. **[Spoken Bridge | Light acoustic underneath]** He said, "I've done a little marriage counseling." I blinked. Looked at my watch. Remembered I still had a roofing estimate across town. I tipped my cap. Said, "Well... I surely appreciate the concern... But I believe I'm gonna roll." Funny thing about small towns... The shortest meeting... Can become the longest story. **[Double Chorus | Bigger Harmony, Hand Claps]** The church got there first, Before the facts arrived! Everybody writing chapters While I was just living my life. If you're gonna tell my story, Maybe wait till I walk in... 'Cause gossip builds a mansion From a splinter and a pin! The church got there first, Bless every helping heart... Everybody tried to fix me Before they knew my part. Now we laugh about the whole thing, That's the best revenge you'll find... Sometimes the biggest wildfire Starts with one little spark in somebody's mind. **[Tag Outro | Half-Time, Fiddle Fade]** So if you hear this story... Don't pick a side. Just smile. Every family's got a chapter... That sounds a whole lot stranger... Once somebody else tells it. **[End | Fiddle Button]**
