[Verse 1]
Ain't it a shame, girl
That we had it all almost?
Now, there's no other way, girl
That's just the way love goes
'Cause Waylon, Willie, Jones, and Whitley, they made all the rules
So I'll just have me one more whiskey right here on this stool

[Chorus]
Baby, I could put the bottle down
You could say you wanna come back home
I could leave this bar right now
You could meet me at the door with nothin' on
We can find a way to work this out
Aw, but, girl, it would feel so wrong
No comin' back 'cause, baby, that ain't how it ends in a country song
(Ain't how it ends) In a country song
(Ain't how it ends)

[Verse 2]
You gotta have some taillights
The kind that don't turn around
Aw, baby, it ain't right
If we change our minds right now
'Cause Hank and Johnny, Strait, and Ronniе Dunn made all the rules
Thе girl gets gone, guy ties one on, like he's s'posed to do

[Chorus]
Baby, I could put the bottle down
You could say you wanna come back home
I could leave this bar right now
You could meet me at the door with nothin' on
We can find a way to work this out
Aw, but, girl, it would feel so wrong
No comin' back 'cause, baby, that ain't how it ends in a country song
(Ain't how it ends) In a country song
(Ain't how it ends)

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Baby, I could put the bottle down
You could say you wanna come back home
I could leave this bar right now
You could meet me at the door with nothin' on
We can find a way to work this out
Aw, baby, it would feel so wrong
No comin' back, 'cause, baby, that ain't how it ends in a country song
(Ain't how it ends) In a country song
(Ain't how it ends) Ain't how it ends in a country song
(Ain't how it ends) Ain't how it ends in a country song
(Ain't how it ends) In a country song