There she was, laughin', talkin' Window shoppin' with a new guy And I'd heard about him, I heard she found him Right around when we said good-bye And
There's a campfire burning on the Mississippi River bank My old pickup speakers are cranking out alot of Hank That's the sheriff's daughter dancin' on
You told me I'd regret it on the day I left you I had the nerve to laugh as I walked away It's been six months and eighteen days Feelin' nothin' but this
There ought to be a town somewhere Named for how I feel Yeah, I could be the mayor down there Say, ?Welcome to Sorryville? It wouldn't be on a map nowhere
You know if I'd seen her comin' I'd probably tried to hide But I came around the corner And she caught me by surprise There was no ice cold shoulder
There a roadhouse just outside of town on a two-lane blacktop Where all the folks come to hear country music play And every year the city's gettin' closer
He meets her at the front door He can tell she's had a hard day at work She's been needing him And he's sure been wantin' her He touches her with tenderness
This old Buick's like the needle on a compass pointed due west I remember her smile like June sunflowers The look of her body as she slipped out that
Leave the radio on Just to hear a voice other than mine 'Cause I can't bear to hear The cold truth running through my mind 'Cause everything I did wrong
He was sittin' at the bar Sippin' on a regular Coke We were drinkin' and smokin' And makin' him the butt of our jokes We all said, ?Man, what happened
Girl, when I look at you You look through me like I?m not even there I?m trying not to give up To be strong but I?m afraid to say I?m scared I can?t
This old Buick's like a needle on a compass Pointed due west I remember her smile like June sunflowers And the look of her body as she slipped out of
Its two a.m and this old bar is closing He knows the partners have been chosen But in the corner both, he spots lonely youth, and he catches her eye
Another summer day Has come and gone away In Paris and Rome But I wanna go home Mmmmmmmm Maybe surrounded by A million people I Still feel all alone
You told me I'd regret it On the day I left you I had the nerve to laugh As I walked away Well, its been six months And eighteen days Feelin' nothin'
Verse: There she was; laughin', talkin', window shoppin' with a new guy. And I'd heard about him. I heard she found him right around when we said good
He meets her at the front door, he can tell she's had a hard day at work She's been needing him and he's sure been wantin' her He touches her with tenderness
