You're in trouble!

"You are SO in trouble" never gathered many an admiring...
..glance as it did from one country boy to another. Like when one goes into a bar to have a drink with his cousins and imagines that his girl will throw a fit. Well, I didn't but I did figure something out.
I made an astonishing discovery this weekend. Men and boys and guys and all creatures born of the male gender from the country LIKE to get into trouble with the women. It's like a rite of passage. They do something just bad enough and then talk about how much it's going to get them in trouble. The "oh, no, you're in for it", "you've had it", "boy, I'm glad I'm not YOU!" seem to be a call of bonding of sorts. It seems to turn into a contest. "Oh, yeah, well check this out....". The sheepish grins of proudness when they're called out on the behavior. The behavoir, by the way, isn't bad...they just think it is.


Now let's take a trip to the city, shall we. No member of the male gender raised in the city will ever try and purposefully get into trouble with his woman. Nope! Not going to happen. They will AVOID conflict at all costs. They will not talk about it, not think about it, not even imagine that it could happen. For it's uncomfortable to them to be in the doghouse. I tested this theory out today when I tossed out a scenerio for my city boy friends and co-workers. They looked almost green and ill when faced with the possibility of pissing off the old lady (as one of them affectionately called his). Another resembled a deer in the headlights look while another agreed he'd rather be a deer and jump in front of a car before making the woman mad.


Back to the country. It's like the whole "I gotta real BAD bull" thing....I'm guessing they live for the spunk, for the challenge. They want something hard to have and soft to hold. They appreciate what they have. But they will be the first to tell you, they actually like to be in a little trouble. It makes them feel like someone cares enough to pitch a little fit about them. So, ok, I get it. Country men love a little trouble. Not a whole lot. They probably appreciate the amount a fiesty redhead could dish out. That's why you'll hear the fiery REDHEAD mentioned more often in country music than any other genre.
So Travis Tritt wanted a little "T-R-O-U-B-L-E!" I think he knew exactly what he wanted.
He wanted to share a beer with a cousin in a bar owned by his ex-girlfriend and swap "you're in for it" stories.

Boy, You're in trouble! Nuff said!