She has a rough side where she buries all the scars And the freedom of a child in the midnight dark All the crooked roads will only lead you home This town is a woman The way you talk is partly her fault From the back roads to the church parking lot She knows where you go when you wanna be alone This town is a woman You memorized her every curve She took you in, she gave you nerve She whispered all those dreams in your ear But if she can't make those dreams come true She knows you'll leave 'cause they always do She'll wish you well and wait for you right here 'Cause this town is a woman She can feel you there with her eyes closed Like the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost She knows things about you nobody else knows 'Cause this town is a woman You memorized her every curve She took you in, she gave you nerve She whispered all those dreams in your ear But if she can't make those dreams come true She knows you'll leave 'cause they always do So she'll wish you well and wait for you right here 'Cause this town is a woman ♪ The way you curse every time she tries to change And when you're not happy, you tell her she's to blame From the freeway down to the sugarcane This town is a woman This town is a woman (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) This town (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) This town