Runs Just Fine Without You

[Verse 1]

I’ve been swingin’ this hammer since I turned sixteen

Fixin’ flat tires and ridin’ machines

You called it stubborn, I call it pride

Don’t need a shadow standin’ by my side

[Verse 2]

Coffee’s on, cows are fed, dogs don’t bark for you

I change my own oil and build fences too

Mama taught sass, Daddy taught me fire

And I never once asked for a damn spare tire

[Pre-Chorus]

You ever wonder why I walk so tall

Why I don’t flinch when the hard times call

[Chorus]

'Cause I’m a Texas woman, born with grit

Heart like a storm and hands that don’t quit

This house still stands, the lights still glow

Ain’t a thing you did that I can’t outgrow

You thought I’d fall I rose and grew—

It runs just fine without you

[Verse 3]

You thought I’d break I bent, then flew—

Learned how to steer without you

I paved the road you swore I’d lose

Turns out freedom wears my boots

[Verse 4]

I plow it, brand it, take my stand

Calloused hands and a steady plan

I don’t need saving, I built the view—

It runs just fine without you

[Pre-Chorus]

You think I need a man to claim this land

Watch me build an empire with these bare hands.

[Chorus]

'Cause I’m a Texas woman, born with grit

Heart like a storm and hands that don’t quit

This house still stands, the lights still glow

Ain’t a thing you did that I can’t outgrow

You thought I’d fall I rose and grew—

It runs just fine without you

[Verse 5]

You were the mess, not the engine within

I turned the key, I found what’s true

This ain’t your ride, it’s my debut

It runs just fine without you

[Verse 6]

I ride stronger with you not by my side

Freedom’s a view I never outgrew

You were the storm—I became the sky

It runs just fine, and so do I

[Pre-Chorus]

You think your leaving broke my stride

I ride stronger with you not by my side.

[Chorus]

'Cause I’m a Texas woman, born with grit

Heart like a storm and hands that don’t quit

This house still stands, the lights still glow

Ain’t a thing you did that I can’t outgrow

You thought I’d fall I rose and grew—

It runs just fine without you

[Verse 7]

I don’t chase ghosts in worn-out shoes

I light my fire without your blues

Silence never sounded so true

It runs just fine without you

[Verse 8]

Turns out, the hero wasn’t you

I wrote this story, I saw it through

I built the ending from the bruise

And now I win, just being true

[Pre-Chorus]

Who said I’d crumble when the door slammed shut

I grew roots deeper in dry-cut ruts.

[Chorus]

'Cause I’m a Texas woman, born with grit

Heart like a storm and hands that don’t quit

This house still stands, the lights still glow

Ain’t a thing you did that I can’t outgrow

You thought I’d fall I rose and grew—

It runs just fine without you

[Verse 9]

This house still stands, the lights still glow

Ain’t a thing you did that I can’t outgrow

You walked out, I walked right through

It runs just fine without you

[Verse 10]

My peace is louder than your name

I’m not bitter—I just reclaimed

The part of me you tried to mute

Now every breath’s my own salute

[Pre-Chorus]

What keeps me going when the wheels fall off

Grit in my chest and a fire that’s tough.

[Chorus]

'Cause I’m a Texas woman, born with grit

Heart like a storm and hands that don’t quit

This house still stands, the lights still glow

Ain’t a thing you did that I can’t outgrow

You thought I’d fall I rose and grew—

It runs just fine without you

[Verse 11]

You were a storm I once walked through

But I don’t need rain to bloom—it’s true

I’m the garden, the roots, the view

And it all runs fine without you

[Verse 12]

Yeah, I’m a Texas woman, built to last

I don’t stall out, I don’t live in the past

This land still sings, my soul still knows—

It runs just fine without your ghost

[Pre-Chorus]

Was I ever just playin’ pretend

Nope—I was the start, not just your end.

[Chorus]

'Cause I’m a Texas woman, born with grit

Heart like a storm and hands that don’t quit

This house still stands, the lights still glow

Ain’t a thing you did that I can’t outgrow

You thought I’d fall I rose and grew—

It runs just fine without you

[Bridge]

Boots by the door and a rifle rack

Faith in my bones, no man on my back

You left, and the sky got wide

Funny how silence sounds like pride

[Outro]

So if you ride back down this dusty road

Don’t look surprised I let you go

The porch light’s off, the gate don’t swing

This kingdom never needed a king