In my mind, Before He Cheats actually ends with the guy coming out of the bar to find his truck destroyed. He calls up the sheriff who immediately sends some cars over to pick up Miss Underwood. It would seem that the restraining order did nothing to get the message across – he dumped you six months ago! Get over it! He wasn’t cheating on you then when he said “hello” to the checkout girl in the supermarket (which lead to you threatening to kill her), and he’s not cheating on you now because he’s not in a relationship with your psychopathic ass!
Right now, she’s probably getting sentenced to 18 months in the County pending the results of a full psychological evaluation…"
If ya don’t wanna go to fist city
Ya better detour around my town
‘Cause I’ll grab you by the hair a the head
And I’ll lift a you off a the ground
I’m not a sayin’ my baby’s a saint ‘cause he ain’t
N’ that he won’t cat around with a kitty
I’m here to tell ya gal to lay offa my man
If ya don’t wanna go to fist city
Before He Cheats seems like more of a fantasy than a plan of action. I wouldn’t do a thing like that, but occasionally its fun to think about. I can think of a few guys who could use a lesson like that.
The first time I heard Before He Cheats I thought, “I bet a guy wrote that.”*
Looked it up, turns out I was wrong. Two guys wrote it.
*Actually the first thing I thought was, “That sounds like Carrie Underwood. When did she grow a personality?” Once I recovered from my surprise, I thought, “I bet a guy wrote that.”
Uh… ok. I fail to see how anything I said would necessitate “a break”.
I’m not just being an asshole, you know. I grew up in a low-income Southern family that listened solely to country music. My mother was several times a victim of domestic abuse. She found those songs empowering and loved them. What’s more, about 70-75% of the women I knew in similar socioeconomic positions in that area were victims of domestic abuse.
If I’ve offended you, I’m sorry. It’s not an insult or even an attempt at a declaration; it’s just a guess based on my own observations.
