This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
I never had all the answers
I never had enough time
But I sure had all the reasons
Why you weren't what I wanted to find
I never laid all my cards out
You just wanted to play
The king, he waited on my door's steps
While the joker and me went on our way
[Chorus]
Maybe I was much too selfish
But, baby, you're still on my mind
Now I'm grown and all alone
And wishing I was with you tonight
'Cause I can guarantee
Things are sweeter in Tennessee
These days everything is all business
Never in one place for too long
And there's no lack of arms around me
But I still wonder if somewhere I went wrong
[Chorus]
And I'd wish on every star in the
Southern sky
For that man and our life
If I did not think that
[Chorus]
I never had enough time
But I sure had all the reasons
Why you weren't what I wanted to find
I never laid all my cards out
You just wanted to play
The king, he waited on my door's steps
While the joker and me went on our way
[Chorus]
Maybe I was much too selfish
But, baby, you're still on my mind
Now I'm grown and all alone
And wishing I was with you tonight
'Cause I can guarantee
Things are sweeter in Tennessee
These days everything is all business
Never in one place for too long
And there's no lack of arms around me
But I still wonder if somewhere I went wrong
[Chorus]
And I'd wish on every star in the
Southern sky
For that man and our life
If I did not think that
[Chorus]
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I love this song.
This song i think is bout taking a friend for granted and now they are not there they wish they had treated them differently.
I never laid all my cards out You just wanted to play The King he waited on my doorstep While the joker and me went on our way
I love it! I think possibly because it reminds me of how I write. Using words really well to convey different meanings. Jess is such a talented lyricist and I LOVE this song. Especially the acoustic version on the album
maybe she had a childhood friend that she absolutely loved, but she left him for her career, and then she regrets doing that and thinks that she should have stayed with him instead.
This song's about Jess's relationship with Michelle's brother. Jess left a guy to go out with Michelle's brother, but it ended up being a really crappy relationship.
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Meant to say. I heart this song. Girl still loves guy. Wonders if life wouldve been better if she stayed, or he followed.
This song relates to my life so much right now. I'm that man that waited for her. I will be with this girl soon, but not soon enough. This is how the song would relate to me. Enjoy.
I never had all the answers I never had enough time But I sure had all the reasons Why you weren't what I wanted to find (This is about how she didn't want the man, maybe because he wasn't in the "cool" crowd. She always found a reason not to be with him.)
I never laid all my cards out You just wanted to play (She never looked at what might happen in the future.)
The King he waited on my doorstep While the joker and me went on our way (She was always with the other guy, while the one she wants back was always waiting for her to change her mind.)
Chorus: Maybe I was much to selfish But baby you're still on my mind Now I'm grown and all alone And wishing I was with you tonight Cause I can guarantee Things are sweeter in Tennessee (Now as she looks back she realizes just how much he cared for her and how much she misses having him around. And also how safe she felt with him.)
These Days everything Is all business Never in one place for too long And there's no lack of arms around me But I still wonder if somewhere I went wrong (Now her life is full of work and she never has far to look for people that want to be with her or care about her. But she wonders if maybe she chose the wrong one.)
-Chorus-
And I'd wish on every star in the Southern sky For that man and our life If I did not think that (Now she is wishing for that boy that she loved so long ago to come back to her.)
-Chorus-
this song means so much to me. its perfect. theres this boy and i've always just taken advantage of him cause i new he would always be there if i was lonely so i just kinda dated the fun guys while he was always there thinking they weren't good enough and i always got hurt by them but he never hurt me. i was selfish and just did what i wanted to. but now he's moved away and all the way across the country & i just want him back here with me, here in tennessee