She smiles oh so sweetly and I ain't so lonely She acts like she don't need me and I ain't so lonely We drive down to the corner drugstore and I ain'
Well she's sitting right there on the chain link fence She's down at the park with the rest of her friends And she looks so pretty but she's only sixteen
behind I know your mamma wouldn't want you crying So I'm here for you I loved your mamma more than she loved me When you were born I was far from Tennessee
Well I'm sorry my dear Never thought the end was so near A heart full of snakes and a belly full of rage Has left me with a fistful of tears
It's close to 2 AM I've given up Trying to find her I lost my heart under the neon lights At the Starlite Diner She used to sit across the table
I think I'll stay right down here on this floor Cause if I get back up I'll only fall down more It ain't the liquor and it ain't the beer that keeps
Well I'm not suppose to see you looking Not suppose to stare straight into your eyes I'm not supposed to kiss your lips But you smiled so sweet
It's nights like these that make me sleep all day It's nights like these that make you feel so far away It's nights like these when nothing is for sure
Sweet little thing A constant in my thoughts Sweet little thing Somehow we both got lost And you tell me that I can't change And you say I'm
Mara Lee always sings so sweet On the banks of the river running through downtown A show tonight with sweet sweet sounds Crossed to Tennessee But
Smoking the cigarettes more than I should My hands won't stop shaking and that can't be good I would forget you if only I could Think about anything
She said she was going home I said I'll be fine by myself I thought that she wanted me But she was thinking something else Now the sun was coming
Well, I'd stay with you tonight, my love I'd stay the whole night long But boys singin' those old sad songs And I must sing along Well, I hear the snare
