SHE LOVED ME -- MONTGOMERY GENTRY



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", "Cocaine", 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