Red Bandana

We left home when we're barely past eleven-teen

We've been back and forth and all around through hell and rain

I've loved you half of your life, and I'll keep on loving you

But I can't change and live the way you want me to

We spent a lot of time out on the highway

Coming from some town, we played along the way

After 30 years and knowing me the way you do

You know I can't change and live the way you want me to

But babe, that red bandana tied around your auburn hair

You look like you ought to be somebody's wife somewhere

You ain't never going to be no Bobby McGee, but you're trying to

But I can't change and live the way you want me to

Every time you leave the stage, I know you've had your fill

And I wonder why you grew up and why I never will

Hey, I'm 41 today, still going on 22

But I can't change and live the way you want me to

That red bandana tied around your auburn hair

You look like you ought to be somebody's wife somewhere

You ain't never going to be no Bobby McGee, but you're trying to

Yeah, but I can't change and live the way you want me to

No, I can't change and live the way you want me to