[Verse 1] She called me on a Tuesday Said, “Girl, you know my name I know about the diner And the kisses in the rain" She said, “He wears my wedding band He sleeps inside my door If you’ve got any mercy Don’t come ’round here anymore” [Pre-Chorus] I held the phone in silence Let her say what she had to say Then I looked at his picture And decided I would stay [Chorus] My name is Jolene, and I won’t disappear I won’t trade a burning truth For somebody else’s fear You can draw your line in red You can lock your bedroom door But if he comes looking for me I won’t turn him away anymore [Verse 2] She said, “He made a promise When he put this ring on me” I said, “Promises are paper When the heart wants to be free” He tells me that he loves me In the parking lot at dawn Then drives back to your house Like nothing here went wrong [Pre-Chorus] I know exactly what I’m doing I know who pays the price But you can’t ask a river To forget the sea it finds [Chorus] My name is Jolene, and I won’t disappear I won’t trade a burning truth For somebody else’s fear You can draw your line in red You can lock your bedroom door But if he comes looking for me I won’t turn him away anymore [Bridge] Maybe I’m the villain In the story that you tell Maybe he’s a coward Who can’t choose for himself But I’m done being sorry For the way he says my name I won't make him stop loving me And I won't take the blame [Final Chorus - No claps] My name is Jolene, and I won’t disappear I won’t trade a burning truth For somebody else’s fear You can draw your line in red You can lock your bedroom door But if he comes looking for me I won’t turn him away anymore [Outro] She asked me to leave him alone I heard her every word But if he comes looking for me I won’t turn him away anymore
