Our anniversary was yesterday, it would've been 21 years.
We separated a year ago and I drove away in tears.
"It's a good thing" they all said to me and I know that it's all true
but I'm still alone with empty arms while he's back there in hers.

I know that he was an angry man and he gave me the brunt of his fire.
and I know I'm better off bein' away from cooking for his spare tire
But my heart says "Why do I gotta to be alone just to be away from his pain
Then my mind yells back "Don't you go there girl or you'll be makin stupid choices again."

CHORUS:
Well, Mama says, You deserve better than that, so does my best friend.
You deserve a wonderful guy who's faithful to the end.
My brothers say if it were another day he'd be laid out in the ground
but all I can say is I'm still alone a broken heart and no one around.

I think I've come to an understanding that I couldn't quite see at first.
Well Hell, I DO deserve better than him cause he only gave me his worst.
The "Better" part got left behind and I got dumped on with the rest.
I'm pretty damned sure I deserve better than that, in fact... I deserve the best!!

CHORUS:
Well, Mama says I deserve better than him and so does my best friend.
and I DO deserve a wonderful guy who'll stand by me till the end.
And I don't care that it ain't another day cause now my life has been found...
I'm gonna find myself and mend this heart, go out and light up this town.

Yeah Mama says I deserve better than him and so does my best friend.
Well, Hell I DO deserve a great ol' guy who'll treat me like I'm his bestfriend
And I DO deserve better than him and I don't mean to offend
Yeah, I deserve a man who'll keep his blue jeans zipped and love me 'til our sweet life ends.

FADE:
You deserve better than that....
Yeah, I deserve better than that....
You deserve better than that....
Yeah, I deserve better than that....
You deserve better than that....
Yeah, I deserve better than that....