[Style: traditional country dancehall, two-step swing, pedal steel, warm guitars, raspy female vocal, spoken-sung verses] [Intro: pedal steel lick, brushed drums, easy two-step groove] [Verse 1] I always knew the answer But I never raised my hand Had the words sitting there But let someone else take them I hated how I sounded When everybody turned around So I learned to stay quiet Even when I knew I was right [Pre-Chorus] Then they told me, “Speak up” So I finally did Then they called me too much For saying what I meant [Chorus] Now I walk like I know me Laugh when I want to Say what I’m thinking Before I’m asked to I don’t give a damn About being picked I don’t give two shits About being liked I got hard to embarrass And too sure to hide If that girl could see me Standing here in these cowboy boots She’d stop wishing she was different She’d wanna be me too [Verse 2] I used to choose the safe ones The ones I didn’t want that bad Couldn’t be rejected If I never got attached Then last night I sat with someone I would’ve been scared to want He looked at me and asked me “How’d you get so confident?” [Pre-Chorus 2] I don’t know when it happened It wasn’t some big move I just kept doing hard things Till I had my own proof [Chorus] Now I walk like I know me Laugh when I want to Say what I’m thinking Before I’m asked to I don’t give a damn About being picked I don’t give two shits About being liked I got hard to embarrass And too sure to hide If that girl could see me Standing here in these cowboy boots She’d stop wishing she was different She’d wanna be me too [Bridge] I’ve been new in new cities I’ve been lost and got home I’ve crossed finish lines tired And walked back alone I’ve left what got heavy I’ve stayed when it was hard Stopped asking somebody To tell me who I was [Final Chorus] Now I walk like I know me Laugh when I want to Say what I’m thinking Before I’m asked to I don’t give a damn About being picked I don’t give two shits About being liked I got hard to embarrass And too sure to hide If that girl could see me Standing here in these cowboy boots She’d stop wishing she was different She’d wanna be me too [Outro] She’d hear me tell the story In the voice I used to lose And she’d know just from listening She makes it through
