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The thing about the song is that she is expressing her experience in a way that is DIFFERENT than I've heard in other songs (like Carrie Underwood's "Next Time He Cheats" or Dixie Chicks "Earl" or any of the other scores of "angry chick" country songs I've heard.

This song isn't about "getting even". It's about a woman's declaration of independence (not like "Independence Day" by Martina McBride where she actually killed herself and him). It's a bold move by a woman who was brutalized and subdued by an abusive man, and decides to STAND UP TO HIM and tell him, "I'm outta here, just TRY to stop me!" A very powerful message for any woman who was ever in that situation (and unfortunately, there are a LOT of them!) Do you know how hard it is to leave someone who has previously convinced you that you are nothing more than his maid, cook and whore....and he might KILL you if you try to leave? Of COURSE you don't!

Of COURSE a man wouldn't relate to it or find it special, any more than I would relate to a song about prostate cancer, but it's got a market! Trust me!

Picture this song with a full band treatment, a really PISSED OFF vocal, and a kick ass video! I wish I could tell you the video idea, it would really sell the song (but I can't! I could, but then I'd be shot! )