She took the dog and my old six-string
Took her cherokee down sycamore street
Didn't use a blinker or tap them brakes
Her pretty middle finger was a goodbye wave
Now that girl's gone, I can break down
or saddle up and be strong

And take it like a man with a little hurt on it
Heartbreak ain't gonna break your heart
Daddy always said "rub a little dirt on it"
Wash it on down downtown at the bar
Take the jukebox for a ride
Put her "goodbye" on ice
Stay here and drink all night like Merle
Take it like a man who just lost his girl

I can throw a pity party with the man in the mirror
But that ain't never got no man nowhere
I throw on my boots and my pearl snap shirt
I can be a boy about missing her or I can

Take it like a man with a little hurt on it
Heartbreak ain't gonna break your heart
Daddy always said "rub a little dirt on it"
Wash it on down downtown at the bar
Take the jukebox for a ride
Put her "goodbye" on ice
Stay here and drink all night like Merle
Take it like a man who just lost his girl

And I can cry in my cup, or find a neon light
And drink em on down, and suck it on up

And take it like a man with a little hurt on it
Heartbreak ain't gonna break your heart
Daddy always said "rub a little dirt on it"
Wash it on down downtown at the bar
Take the jukebox for a ride
Put her "goodbye" on ice
Stay here and drink all night like Merle
Take it like a man who just lost his girl

Yeah, take it like a man (take it like a man)
Take it like a man (take it like a man)
Who just lost his girl
Bye bye!