Keller Rae - Shirley Lyrics

She had hair like grenadine
But now it's all gone grey
The bartender and the preacher
Both know her name
Grew up in a double-wide
Half the town thinks shes lost her mind
Hides the smell of cigarettes
With a spritz of Chanel number five
Yeah she's never been described as proper or polite
But at least someone around here speaks their mind
She's so sweet
But people only taste the bitter
She's a heavy pour
In a town that can't handle liquor
She's wild but she's free
Got a fire just like me
I guess they don't see what I see
When I grow up I wanna be like Shirley
She's got a heart that's made of gold
And it's got them turning green
Took all the good things about her
And found a way to make them mean
Marked her door in scarlet
Has her own side of the supermarket
No one at the end of any aisle
But she's making the best of it
She's so sweet
But people only taste the bitter
She's a heavy pour
In a town that can't handle liquor
She's wild but she's free
Got a fire just like me
I guess they don't see what I see
When I grow up I wanna be like Shirley
She's rough around the edges,
Got some crazy in her genes
Must've skipped a generation
Cause mama's worried
She passed them down to me
She's so sweet
But people only taste the bitter
She's a heavy pour
And I'll have another round with her
She's wild but she's free
Got a fire just like me
She's all that I could ever hope to be
When I grow up I wanna be like Shirley