I met her down in Tampa Bay Spring break '88 She came in to hear my band play And man we were on that night Twin guitars and 20-minute jams "Tush", "*******", and "Sweet Home Alabam" I knew I had her in the palm of my hand When I stepped in the spotlight Hot-n-heavy in that little alley On a fifteen minute break We shared a cigarette, long kiss Then she stood there by the stage All night by the stage What can I say? She loved me But after five long years of trying to be a star I sold my acts and I quit them bars Got a real job fixing trucks and cars Had a couple new mouths to feed And eventually that monthly wage And the finer points of the suburban age All became bars on a cage And man it was killing me I started cussin' and getting mad at nothin' And blaming her for ruining my life Started sinking, cheating, and a-drinking But she stood there by my side Right there by my side With tears in her eyes And she loved me She loved me Heaven knows the reasons why I'll never know the reasons why She loved me She finally left three years ago Married a man out in New Mexico Calls to say the boys are really growing God, I miss them kids As for me I'm twelve steps down the line I found a church that I like just fine Even got a gig playing these songs of mine They all just reminisce Hot-n-heavy in that little alley On a fifteen minute break We shared a cigarette, long kiss Then she stood there by the stage All night by the stage Man, those were the days When she loved me Yeah she loved me Heaven knows the reasons why I'll never know the reasons why She loved me Yeah she loved me Heaven knows the reasons why I'll never know the reasons why She loved me
I met her down in Tampa Bay Spring break '88 She came in to hear my band play And man we were on that night Twin guitars and 20-minute jams "Tush", "*******", and "Sweet Home Alabam" I knew I had her in the palm of my hand When I stepped in the spotlight Hot-n-heavy in that little alley On a fifteen minute break We shared a cigarette, long kiss Then she stood there by the stage All night by the stage What can I say? She loved me But after five long years of trying to be a star I sold my acts and I quit them bars Got a real job fixing trucks and cars Had a couple new mouths to feed And eventually that monthly wage And the finer points of the suburban age All became bars on a cage And man it was killing me I started cussin' and getting mad at nothin' And blaming her for ruining my life Started sinking, cheating, and a-drinking But she stood there by my side Right there by my side With tears in her eyes And she loved me She loved me Heaven knows the reasons why I'll never know the reasons why She loved me She finally left three years ago Married a man out in New Mexico Calls to say the boys are really growing God, I miss them kids As for me I'm twelve steps down the line I found a church that I like just fine Even got a gig playing these songs of mine They all just reminisce Hot-n-heavy in that little alley On a fifteen minute break We shared a cigarette, long kiss Then she stood there by the stage All night by the stage Man, those were the days When she loved me Yeah she loved me Heaven knows the reasons why I'll never know the reasons why She loved me Yeah she loved me Heaven knows the reasons why I'll never know the reasons why She loved me
