Written by Harlan Howard and Max D Barnes
Oh we tried and we failed, and you left me
'Cause I didn't fit the image in your mind
You tell me to find some else to love me
Oh now baby, aren't you getting out of line
Don't tell me what to do
'Cause you've already said we are through
I'm a page that you've turned
I'm no longer your concern
Don't tell me what to do
I'll love you forever if I want to
You're no longer in charge of my thinkin'
You're already in love with someone else
So if I'm into honky tonks and drinkin'
I'm a big boy, I can take care of myself
Don't tell me what to do
'Cause you've already said we are through
I'm a page that you've turned
I'm no longer your concern
Don't tell me what to do
I'll love you forever if I want to
No, don't tell me what to do
I'll love you forever if I want to