Another Free Woman - Blackie And The Rodeo Kings, Sara Watkins

She took all her money from the Northern Trust

And she ran away from the hands of a no good man

She wrote to her mama don’t you worry none

There’s a better road to heaven and I’ve got a gun

A better road to heaven and I’ve got a gun

Now every bad marriage ends it’s true

When the man’s a drunk and he’s beatin' on you

Every morning the sun comes up to stay

And another free woman gets to walk away

Another free woman gets to walk away

She’s got her eye on road and a Bible on her lap

Her fingers walkin' over a great lakes map

She woulda got clear like a bird that flew

But the law is a man and he’s waitin' on you

But the law is a man and he’s waitin' on you

Now every bad marriage ends it’s true

When the man’s a drunk and he’s beatin' on you

Every morning the sun comes up to stay

And another free woman gets to walk away

Another free woman gets to walk away

Blood red dawn in a dark night sky

And the moon lookin' down with a cold, clear eye

The truck behind her was gaining fast

So she stopped on the shoulder to let him pass

And she saw his face as the truck door slammed

There was murder in the eyes of that no good man

So she reached in her bible and pulled her gun

One shot rang and in the raising sun