Wildflower

Mama loved growing them roses out by the side of the house

Right outside my window making it hard for me to sneak out

The drive was lined with daisies and the trees were buttercups

Everything she ever grew was perfectly lined up

But when it came to me

I grew with the weeds

I was a wildflower

Kicking up the dust

Keeping mama up

At every hour

Diamond in the rough

Learning how to love

By breaking rules and fences

Muddying up my dresses

Barefoot dancing in an August shower

I was a wildflower

Mama loves all those old hymns but I liked Merle and Hank

She didn't want my nose pierced but she took me anyway

And when it came to boys we didn't see eye to eye

So her and Jesus got real close with those extra prayers at night

Cause I was a wildflower

Kicking up the dust

Keeping mama up

At every hour

Diamond in the rough

Learning how to love

By breaking rules and fences

Muddying up my dresses

Barefoot dancing in an August shower

I was a wildflower

I was a wildflower

Each year for her birthday I send some roses in a box

And ask the florist to slip in one Forget Me Not

From her wildflower

Kicking up the dust

Keeping mama up

At every hour

Diamond in the rough

Learning how to love

By breaking rules and fences

Muddying up my dresses

Barefoot dancing in an August shower

I'm still a wildflower

Yeah I'm a wildflower

Im still a wildflower

Yeah I'm a wildflower