Second Cousin Love

Verse 1: She showed up at the reunion in her camo and lace Rhinestones on her belt and a smile on her face My heart hit the dirt like a cold can of Bud Same last name on the mailbox, same dirt in our blood I tried to play it cool by the potato salad bowl But she smiled at me and buddy, she just swallowed my soul Verse 2: I was buckled up tight in my leather and chains She walked in the barn in the middle of my gains I said "Darlin' I promise this ain't what it looks like" She laughed so hard she knocked over Daddy's dirt bike I stood there in my bondage gear red as a beet While she hollered all the way back down the street Pre-Chorus 1: What's a man to do when his heart won't behave When every family cookout sends him straight to his grave Chorus 1: She's my second cousin and I can't let go From the cotton fields south to the Gulf of Mexico Alabama air and Alabama skies Alabama feelings I just can't disguise She's my blood, she's my kin, she's the fire in my chest Second cousin love, baby you're the best Verse 3: Tuesday I thought I had the whole house to myself Cranked up some Britney off the living room shelf I dropped it real low in my lucky green thong She walked in the door and she sang right along I hit a full dip, I nailed every spin She said "Boy I didn't know you had moves like that in you" Verse 4: Mama caught us staring over the cornbread pan Daddy shook his head said "Son, stick to the plan" But every time we pass the biscuits our fingers lock Uncle Ray just stares at the clock We went out to the creek, she baited my hook I caught three catfish and forgot how to look Pre-Chorus 2: What's a man to do when the feeling runs deep When her name keeps waking him up in his sleep Chorus 2: She's my second cousin and I can't let go From the cotton fields south to the Gulf of Mexico Alabama air and Alabama skies Alabama feelings I just can't disguise She's my blood, she's my kin, she's the fire in my chest Second cousin love, baby you're the best Verse 5: Fourth of July, the fireworks lit up the sky I grabbed her hand near the deviled egg supply I said "Darlin' I love you," and I held my breath tight She looked me dead in the eyes under that firework light I said "Girl you got me tangled like barbed wire and twine" She patted my cheek and said "Honey, fall back in line" Pre-Chorus 3: What's a man to do when she shuts it all down When love turns to laughter and you look like a clown Chorus 3: She's my second cousin and I can't let go From the cotton fields south to the Gulf of Mexico Alabama air and Alabama skies Alabama feelings I just can't disguise She's my blood, she's my kin, she's the fire in my chest Second cousin love, baby you're the best Bridge: She patted my cheek and she straightened my hat Said "Honey I'm sorry, I ain't going like that" I said "What's wrong girl, we're practically strangers on this tree" She said "Boy you're a second cousin, that's not close enough for me" "I only date first cousins, that's the Alabama way" "We got standards down here, what can I say" I stood by the cooler with a busted up heart While she walked off with Billy Ray right from the start Outro: So here I stand alone by the sweet tea and shame Second cousins finish last, it's just the Alabama game Maybe someday I'll find love on a closer branch of this tree But 'til then I'll keep on dancing in my thong to Britney Second cousin blues Second cousin blues Alabama