I thought I had seen pretty girls in my time but that was before I met you I never saw one that I wanted for mine but that was before I met you I thought I was swinging the world by the tail I thought I could never be blue I thought I'd been kissed and I thought I'd been loved but that was before I met you I wanted to ramble and always be free but that was before I met you I said that no woman could ever hold me but that was before I met you I thought I was swinging... [ Steel ] They tell me I must reap just what I have sown but darling I hope it's not true For once I made plans about living alone but that was before I met you I thought I was swinging... But that was before I met you

I had a dream last night I was floating down that black water Kick back on the Mississippi On a raft with ol' Tom Sawyer He got restless down around Memphis That's where he left me Said I'm one rambling man I was gone before you met me And there I was back in my hometown That's just how dreams go Thumb in the air wanted out of there Heading my own road Well I hitched a ride with this beatnik guy Said looks like you read me My name is Jack Kerouac I was gone before you met me You got your homeboys, your hang-around-boys You fix that roof put your roots to the ground-boys Pink house, the white fence Pretty little woman, two point five Kids, dang right, it's a good life With boys like me your bound to run the wild side Like the restless wind you'll never catch me I was gone before you met me And just before I awoke I had a bad nightmare I was on some lost highway and you were nowhere near Someone took your hand I wasn't that man Girl, it sure did hit me I was cussing fate but it was too late You were gone before you met me Then I smelled that coffee I heard you singing in the kitchen Walked in, got a kiss, you said the sink still dripping Thank God I'm still driven You got your homeboys, your hang-around-boys You fix that sink put your roots in the ground-boys Blue house, the white fence Sweet little woman, rocking that good Miss dang right, it's a fine life His restless heart found a heart I can call mine I was smart enough to let love catch me So Tom and Jack just rambled on without me 'Cause I was gone before you met me Gone, gone, gone before you met me Gone before you met me

You say I'm the kinda girl who makes you finally settle down Put a down payment on a little white house Mama's gonna love me, front row every Sunday kinda Christian No cussin' Tell me I'm the reason that you cleaned up your act Wouldn't have a future if I knew your past Biggest regret is that you wish you would've met me sooner But if you knew her I was a train wreck, hot mess Too many cigarettes Bangin' with some drug store lipstick I was a weeknight drinker Karaoke singer Top of every preacher's prayer list The way I used to be I can guarantee Two weeks in, you would've left me Looking at the old me Anything but holy Glad you didn't know me Before you met me I would've chewed you up and I would've spit you out One night mistake that you tell your friends about Time was on my side We've have ended before we even started Back when I was a train wreck, hot mess Too many cigarettes Bangin' with some drug store lipstick I was a weeknight drinker Karaoke singer Top of every preacher's prayer list The way I used to be I can guarantee Two weeks in, you would've left me Looking at the old me Anything but holy Glad you didn't know me Before you met me Didn't know no better Wasn't thinking 'bout forever Didn't know myself Before you met me I was a train wreck, hot mess Too many cigarettes Bangin' with some drug store lipstick I was a weeknight drinker Karaoke singer Top of every preacher's prayer list The way I used to be I can guarantee Two weeks in, you would've left me Looking at the old me Anything but holy Glad you didn't know me Before you met me Before you met me

You were all I ever wanted All I ever thought I'd need Broke it off before we started Didn't know what to believe Maybe I love you Maybe I hate you There is something in your eyes that leaves me paralyzed Terrified that you'll love me better than anyone else Are you here to save my life or the devil in disguise? Terrified that you'll love me better than anyone else before Terrified that you'll love me better (You'll gonna love me better) Terrified that you'll love me Love me better Tried to keep you on the outside But now you're underneath my skin And I can feel your eyes are on me All the lights are going dim Maybe I love you Maybe I hate you There is something in your eyes that leaves me paralyzed Terrified that you'll love me better than anyone else Are you here to save my life or the devil in disguise? Terrified that you'll love me better than anyone else before Terrified that you'll love me better (You'll gonna love me better) Terrified that you'll love me Love me better There is something in your eyes that leaves me paralyzed Terrified that you'll love me better than anyone else Oh, are you here to save my life or the devil in disguise? Terrified that you'll love me better than anyone else before You'll gonna love me better Terrified that you'll love me better You'll gonna love me better Terrified that you'll love me Love me better