Written by Amber Leigh
I was just 16 years old
When a car dead stopped in the middle of the road
When a girl leaned out and said which way you go
She said to me it just looks like
You’re going the wrong way with your life
I’m gonna show you how to make it on your own
*Cause girls like us gotta learn the ropes
Never get to have that place called home
There ain’t no easy way to live in this world
Girls like us gotta walk it tough
Lookin in on us it sure looks rough
To have all your things and a fiddle case on your back
Oh stand proud you Gypsi Girl
She grabbed my hand and said to me
I see you can really play that thing
Well tell me is this what you really want
I said that music is my whole life
This fiddle was made back in 45
By my dads dad who passed it on to me
*Cause girls like us gotta learn the ropes
Never get to have that place called home
There ain’t no easy way to live in this world
Girls like us gotta walk it tough
Lookin in on us it sure looks rough
To have all your things and a fiddle case on your back
Oh stand proud you Gypsi Girl
You’ve given all you can give
Now you’ve gotta go live
I’ve showed you how to make it
Now you’ve gotta chase it
No one knows how much you give
When the life you choose to live
Winds you up stuck in a bus with boys
You just can’t contemplate what there is at stake
Until you’ve given everything you’ve got
*Cause girls like us gotta learn the ropes
Never get to have that place called home
There ain’t no easy way to live in this world
Girls like us gotta walk it tough
Lookin in on us it sure looks rough
To have all your things and a fiddle case on your back
Oh stand proud you Gypsi Girl
