(Harlan Howard)

If she seems cold and bitter, I beg of you
Just stop and consider all she's goin' through
Don't be quick to condemn her for things she might say
Just remember, life turned her that way.

She's been walked on and stepped on, so many times
And I hate to admit it but that last footprint's mine.
She was crying when I met her, she cries louder today
So don't blame her, life turned her that way.

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She's been walked on and stepped on, so many times
And I hate to admit it but that last footprint's mine.
She was crying when I met her she cries harder today
So don't blame her, life turned her that way.

No, don't blame her, life turned her that way...