She Loved Me

Intro: () () Met her down in Tampa Bay () Spring Break - '88 () She came to hear my band play And man, we were on that () night Twin guitars and 20 minute jams () Tush, Cocaine, Sweet Home Alabam' () I knew I had her in the palm of my hand When I stepped in the spot()light () little alley On a () 15 minute break ()ette A long kiss () And she stood there by the stage All night by the stage (N.C.) Man, what can I say? She () loved me () After five long years of tryin' to be a star () I sold my axe and I quit them bars () Got a real job, fixin' trucks and cars Had a couple new mouths to () feed Eventually that monthly wage () And the finer points of the suburban age () All became bars on a cage Man, it was killin' () me () gettin' mad at nothin' And () blamin' her for ruinin' my life () I started sinkin' () Cheatin' and a drinkin' But she () stood there, by my side Right there by my side (N.C.) 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 growin' 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 Oh, how I remini(D)ce () little alley On a () 15 minute break ()ette A long kiss () And she stood there by the stage All night by the stage (N.C.) Man, those were the days She () loved me She () loved me Heaven () knows the reasons why I'll never know the reasons why She () loved me She () loved me Heaven () knows the reasons why I'll never know the reasons why She (N.C.) loved me ()