[Verse]
In our small town, where the dust always settled low
There was a girl, her name nobody seemed to know
She had a heart, as big as the wild, wide sky
But that didn't stop him from saying goodbye

He rode off with his heart, wrapped in another's arms
Leaving her behind, shattering all her charms
She watched him go, tears staining her sun-kissed cheeks
As emptiness settled in, stealing away her dreams

[Verse 2]
She used to ride with him, under the pale moonlight
But now he's gone, and the stars are out of sight
Her heart bleeds, like a wounded bird in flight
As she sings her sorrow in the still of the night

He Didn't Have to Be

Brad Paisley

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