When Somebody Loves You lyrics

(Alan Jackson)

Well I've been on the wrong side
Of the front door too often
Watched you slam it in my face
Well I may have learned the hard way
I'm not a soft one
Tonight I'm standin in your place

Cause you taught me a lot about leavin
Won't even have to try
So here's your lesson in heartache and grievin
And a chance for you to cry
Cause it's time you learned about goodbye

I tried to stay on the straight and narrow
But I´ve walked a crooked path
And I´ve felt worthy of forgiveness
And deservin´ heaven´s wrath
Right on the money and off by a mile
Ahead of my time and way out of style.

Chorus:
But I´m hangin´ tough, I ain´t had enough
I ain´t givin´ up on life or love
Well I try to stay away from the bottle

I like my steak well done, my taters fried
Football games on Monday night
It's just who I am
A meat and potato man

I like my coffee black
Ol' TV shows
My women hot and my beer ice cold
It's just who I am
A meat and potato man

I like my fishin' holes, lightnin' bugs
Flatt n' Scruggs, and my woman's love
It's just who I am
A meat and potato man

When your heart is all alone every second
Seems so long
When it's just you, you can't see through
Those ol' clouds that rain so blue

But when somebody loves you
There's nothing you can't do
When somebody loves you
It's easy to get through
When somebody loves you
The way I love you

When it's late, the sun hangs low
By yourself, nowhere to go
Sing a song, you dance alone

Well I'm ready to raise the blinds in this place
Think I'll rejoin the human race
You said yes, now you're wearing my ring
Guess I can stop playin' ol' B.B. King

'Cause the thrill is back, the heartache's gone
Time stands still, baby love lives on
The room spins around, when you're kissin' me
The thrill is back like it used to be

I sure could use a haircut and shave

I know you're leaving, I see the signs
You're gonna walk out on this heart of mine
You'll never call me, you'll never write
You made your mind up, you're gone tonight
If some rainy day you're all alone
You feel like talkin' you can log me on

At www.memory
I'll be waitin' for you patiently
If you feel the need, just click on me
At www.memory

You won't even have to hold me or

Well I was rollin' wheels and shiftin' gears
'Round that Jersey Turnpike
When Barney stopped me with his gun
Ten minutes after midnight
Said sir you broke the limit in that rusty ol' truck
I don't know about that accent son
Just where do you come from

I said where I come from
It's cornbread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta front porch sittin'

The door still creaks, the roof still leaks
When the rain comes fallin' down
The dog still barks at every car that comes around
My boss at work, he's still a jerk
That ain't nothing new
I'm such a dope, my heart's still broke
'Cause I still love you

My favorite picture of you is still on my windowsill
You wrote to me don't ever change
And I'm afraid I never will

Well I've been wonderin' what I've been missin'
I guess I should have known
But my heart does and it ain't whisperin'
It tells me just what it wants

Someone who knows what I like in my coffee
And the shape of my ol' hat
A lover who always looks at me not through me
I need a love like that

I need a love like that
I could use a little sun on my back

Ba bom bom
It's alright to be a redneck
It's alright to drive around in a dirty ol' truck
Catch a bunch of fish and shoot a bunch of duck
It's alright to be a redneck
Chase around the girls on Friday night
You wanna make'em feel alright

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright to be a redneck
It's alright to be a redneck
It's alright to work hard in the sun all day

Maybe I should stay here
For the rest of my life
My compliments to you dear
You're so easy on the eyes
I'm likin' how my Jack and water mixes with your
Estee Lauder ooh
So maybe I should stay here
And keep makin' eyes at you

Maybe you should stay here
I beg you not to go
There's something I must say dear
I'm compelled to let you know
My intuition makes me think

This is a three minute song
To tell her that I love her
And how wonderful we get along
A sweet sentiment that's borderline slick
A lotta right and not much wrong

It's a little bit edgy, but softer than spaghetti
Weak yet redundantly strong
It's a three minute positive
Not too country up-tempo love song

Yeah, it's a three minute positive
Not to country up-tempo love song