Red Bandana
By Merle Haggard
Capo 1
We left home when we was barely past eleventeen
Been back and fourth and all around through hell and rain
I've loved you half of your life and I’ll keep on lovin’ you
But I can't change and live the way you want me to
We spend a lot of time out on the highway
Comin’ from some town we played along the way ss
After 30 years of knowing me the way you do ||
You know I can’t change and live the way you want me to-i
Chorus: But babe,
That red bandana tied around your auburn hair
You look like you ought to be somebody's wife somewhere
You ain't never going to be no Bobby McGee but you’re tryin’ to
But I can't change and live the way you want me to
Every time you leave the stage I know you've had your fill
And I wonder why you grew up and why I never will
Hey, I'm 41 today still going on 22
But I can't change and live the way you want me to
Chorus
I can't change and live the way you want me to