I must look just like a fool,
Here in the middle of the road.
Standin' there in your rearview,
An' getting soaked to the bone.
This land is flat as it is mean:
A man can see for a hundred miles.
So I'm still prayin' I might see,
The glow of a brake light.
But your wheels just turn down the road ahead.
If it hurts at all, you aint showed it yet.
I keep a lookin' for the slightest sign,
That you might miss what you left behind.
I know there's nothing stoppin' you now,
But I'd settle for a slowdown.
I held on longer then I should.
Leavin' you might change your mind.
An' those bright lights of Hollywood,
Would fade in time.
But your wheels just turn down the road ahead.
If it hurts at all, you aint showed it yet.
I keep a lookin' for the slightest sign,
That you might miss what you left behind.
I know there's nothing stoppin' you now,
But I'd settle for a slowdown.
If it hurts at all, you aint showed it yet.
You're just a tiny dot,
On the horizon line.
C'mon, tap those brakes, baby, just one time.
I know there's nothing stoppin' you now:
I'm not askin' you to turn back around,
But I'd settle for a slowdown.
C'mon, just slow down.
I'd settle for a slow down
What Was I Thinkin'?
Well, Becky was a beauty from south Alabama.
Her Daddy had a heart like a nine pound hammer.
Think he even did a little time in the slammer.
What was I thinkin'?
She snuck out one night an' met me by the front gate,
Her Daddy came out a-wavin' that twelve guage
We tore out the drive, he peppered my tailgate.
What was I thinkin'?
Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay.
But that crossed my mind a little too late.
'Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top,
Sittin' right there in the middle by me.
An' I was thinkin' 'bout a long kiss,
Man, just gotta get goin', where the night might lead.
I know what I was feelin',
But what was I thinkin'?
What was I thinkin'?
By the County line, the cops were nippin' on our heels,
Pulled off the road an' kicked it in four-wheel.
Shut off the lights an' tore through a cornfield.
What was I thinkin'?
At the other side, she was hollerin': "Faster."
Took a dirt road, had the radio blastin'.
Hit the honky-tonk for a little close dancin'.
What was I thinkin'?
Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay.
But that crossed my mind a little too late.
'Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top,
Sittin' right there in the middle by me.
An' I was thinkin' 'bout a long kiss,
Man, just gotta get goin', where the night might lead.
I know what I was feelin',
But what was I thinkin'?
What was I thinkin'?
When a mountain of a man with a "Born To Kill" tattoo,
Tried to cut in, I knocked out his front tooth.
We ran outside, hood slidin' like Bo Duke.
What was I thinkin'?
I finally got her home at a half past two, later.
Daddy's in a long chair sittin' on the driveway,
Put it in park as he started my way.
What was I thinkin'?
Oh, what was I thinkin'?
Oh, what was I thinkin'?
Then she gave a "Come an' get me grin."
An' like a bullet, we were gone again.
'Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top,
Sittin' right there in the middle by me.
An' I was thinkin' 'bout a long kiss,
Man, just gotta get goin' where the night might lead.
I know what I was feelin',
But what was I thinkin'?
What was I thinkin'?