Single White Female

Chely Wright Single White Female Lyrics
1.Single White Female

(carolyn dawn johnson/shaye smith)
(track 1 - time 3:17)

I know that every morning you go thumbin'
Through the personal want ads
You grab the latest copy, a cup of coffee
And settle in for a good laugh
I've been trying to catch your eye but i'm so shy
I'm hopin' and prayin' that
Today's edition is gonna catch your attention
'cause there's a

Single white female
Looking for that special lover
To put it in a nutshell
A one women man who doesn't want no other
Oh, you never can tell
She just might be your dream come true
A single white female
Is looking for a man like you

Yeah i'm a little nervous i'm not sure if
I shoulda put it in writing
It might have been a little reckless, a little desperate
But i think i did the right thing
I couldn't go on living keep it hidden
So i'm telling you everything
It's my confession i hope you get the message
There's a

Single white female
Looking for that special lover
To put it in a nutshell
A one women man who doesn't want no other
Oh, you never can tell
She just might be your dream come true
A single white female
Is looking for a man like you

It's my confession i hope you get the message
That there's a

Single white female
Looking for that special lover
To put it in a nutshell
A one women man who doesn't want no other
Oh, you never can tell
She just might be your dream come true
A single white female
Is looking for a man like you
Looking for a man like you
Looking for a man like you


2.She Went Out For Cigarettes

(ronnie guilbeau/john mcelroy)
(track 2 - time 4:13)

He was glued to the tv
When she asked him for the keys
Said, "i'm going to the market is there anything you need?"
The first quarter was underway
He never missed a play

She pulled out of the driveway
Took a left at the light
Didn't stop at the market
She just drove right on by
Across the railroad tracks
She never once looked back

She went out for cigarettes
And just kept driving on
He doesn't even know it yet
But she's gone
As far away as she can get
Passed the point of no regret
She went out for cigarettes
And just kept driving on

Half time is over
The sun is sinking low
It's almost time for supper
But there's nothing on the stove
He looks up from his easy chair
He just noticed she's not there

She made a stop at the bank
Took out some cash
Now she's racing down the highway
On a full tank of gas
As fast as she can go
To where she doesn't know

She went out for cigarettes
And just kept driving on
He doesn't even know it yet
But she's gone
As far away as she can get
Passed the point of no regret
She went out for cigarettes
And just kept driving on
She went out for cigarettes
And drove on


3.It Was

(gary burr/mark wright)
(track 3 - time 3:51)

I guess we guess our way through life
How many times do we really know for sure
I was just hoping for the best
Then i woke up in those lovin' arms of yours
What i felt was unmistakeable
When i fell for you

It was real...it was magic
It was calm...it was savage
It was cool as a breeze
It was warm to the touch
It was never enough
It was always too much
It did all the things love does
That's how i knew
It was

Who thought that i could laugh so loud
Then turn around and cry so many tears
I used to have so many doubts
But one by one you made them disappear
What i found was unbelievable
But i believe it's true

It was real...it was magic
It was calm...it was savage
It was cool as a breeze
It was warm to the touch
It was never enough
It was always too much
It did all the things love does
That's how i knew
It was

You ask what i felt when you walked through the door
Was it fear?
Was it clear?
It was all that and more

It was real...it was magic
It was calm...it was savage
It was cool as a breeze
It was warm to the touch
It was never enough
It was always too much
It did all the things love does
That's how i knew
It was
That's how i knew
It was
It was
It was


4.Unknown

(gary burr/aimee mayo)
(track 4 - time 3:40)

Fire and rain is my favorite song
I say a prayer at 11:11
I could watch old movies all night long
I'm not sure about hell but i know there's a heaven
Sometimes i feel so alone it scares me
I talk in my sleep but there's no one to hear me

Unknown
I don't want to be unknown
The little things that make me who i am
I need to share
I need to know that someone cares

That i drink coffee black
That i sing when i drive
That i sleep with the tv on
More than anything
I don't want to be unknown

I love september when leaves turn gold
I get nervous in crowded places
Someday i want to see san francisco
I'm bad with names, but remember faces
I need more than a kiss, more than a lover
I'm a world that's just waiting to be discovered

Unknown
I don't want to be unknown
The little things that make me who i am
I need to share
I need to know that someone cares

That i write down my dreams
That i love when it rains
I burn candles when i'm alone
More than anything
I don't want to be unknown
More than anything
No one wants to be unknown


5.The Love That We Lost

(gary burr/monty powell)
(track 5 - time 4:02)

Going through old dresser drawers
Fumbling through these closets
It's got to be here somewhere
I know it's 'round here somewhere
Searching from room to room
We couldn't have just lost it
I know it's 'round here somewhere
It's got to be here somewhere
Maybe we packed it up
With college books and winter clothes
Things we thought were in the way
Out of style or just outgrown

We didn't give it away
We just left it alone
We tried to find it one day
That's when we noticed it gone
I turned this house upside down
Praying i'd stumble across
Some sign thats it's still around
Got to find the love that we lost

Captured in old picture frames
Shining in those faces
It used to be here somewhere
I know it's still here somewhere
Reflected in our children's eyes
How could we misplace it
I know it was here yesterday
How could it just slip away
It was more then just a box of junk
We stored away to gather dust
This was a dream we thought
We always could reach out and touch

We didn't give it away
We just left it alone
We tried to find it one day
That's when we noticed it gone
I turned this house upside down
Praying i'd stumble across
Some sign thats it's still around
Got to find the love that we lost

We didn't give it away
We just left it alone
We tried to find it one day
That's when we noticed it gone
I turned this house upside down
Praying i'd stumble across
Some sign thats it's still around
Got to find the love that we lost
Got to find the love that we lost


6.The Fire

(leslie satcher)
(track 6 - time 3:05)

He's dating a lawyer with a gentle nature
Says she ain't nothin' like me
And there's fire and there's water
And all i can offer
Is a temperment that he don't need
Well he's making his rounds with the well bred in town
Safe and out of harm
Well he can say what he likes water is nice
But it's fire that keeps you warm

Maybe i'm rough around the edges
And stubborn to a fault
Maybe i'm just a little too hardheaded
Stiff backboned and all
Maybe i'm passionate about being passionate
Say what you like boy water is nice
But it's fire that keeps you warm

Well if you know me you know it's true
And you can quote me if you want to

Maybe i'm rough around the edges
And stubborn to a fault
Maybe i'm just a little too hardheaded
Stiff backboned and all
Maybe i'm passionate about being passionate
Say what you like boy water is nice
But it's fire that keeps you warm

Say what you like
When they all turn to ice
It's the fire that you're gonna want

He's dating a doctor with a gentle nature
Says she ain't nothin' like me
And there's fire and there's water and all i can offer
Is a temperment that he don't need


7.Picket Fences

(chely wright)
(track 7 - time 4:06)

Little boys and little girls dream of big, big things
They're taught at a tender age just what life should bring
Get a job say i do and settle yourself down
But what about those of us whose lives are still spinnin' around

Tell me what's so great about picket fences
Paintin' them's such a mess
And a big back yard where kids can play
I'd probably never get a moment's rest
And settin' the table for five at five
Only means more dishes to load
What's so great about picket fences
I guess i'll never know

Here i am in my prime at least they tell me so
And if i go to sleep at night i always go alone
I guess that i could have it all and someone by my side
But i can't take the give and take the price is just too high

Tell me what's so great about picket fences
Paintin' them's such a mess
And a big back yard where kids can play
I'd probably never get a moment's rest
And settin' the table for five at five
Only means more dishes to load
What's so great about picket fences
I guess i'll never know
Tell me what's so great about picket fences
I guess i'll never know


8.Some Kind Of Somethin

(sunny russ/chely wright)
(track 8 - time 3:59)

I wouldn't bet the farm on it yet
But i find myself on this dangerous ledge
Don't know if i'm fallin'
Don't know what to call it
But it's just like a red, red wine
Goin' to my head..it's

Some kind of somethin'
I've never seen nothin'
That made me feel like this
It's too soon to say forever
But we're over sayin' never
Love's a definite maybe when we kiss
And i've been passin' up every what if
For some kind of somethin' like this

You're like the place between sleep and awake
When dreams still feel real and you just wanna stay
There with your eyes closed
There where the heart knows
Anything can happen
It doesn't need a name
It's just

Some kind of somethin'
I've never seen nothin'
That made me feel like this
It's too soon to say forever
But we're over sayin' never
Love's a definite maybe when we kiss
And i've been passin' up every what if
For some kind of somethin' like this

Ooo you're underneath my skin
Ooo and that's how love begins
With some kind of somethin' like this

It's some kind of somethin'
I've never seen nothin'
That made me feel like this
It's too soon to say forever
But we're over sayin' never
Love's a definite maybe when we kiss
And i've been passin' up every what if
For some kind of somethin' like this
Some kind of somethin' like this
Some kind of somethin' like this


9.Rubbin' It In

(chad smith)
(track 9 - time 3:44)

Last night, i went out with some old friends
I couldn't help but think of you again
Someone was wearing your cologne
What a cruel way to remind me that you're gone

A couple danced over by the jukebox
Hand in hand, i thought they'd never stop
They played our song again and again
How could anyone be so insensitive

They're laughing at me, i just know it
As if they knew all along i'd blow it
Everywhere i turn, something reminds me of the way things were
I love you, i lost you
I know what a fool i've been
And it seems like the whole world keeps rubbin' it in

Every time i turn on the t.v.
I come across one of our favorite movies
A love story that ends with a kiss
How'd the cable company get in on this

I swear i pass you when i'm on the highway
Since when did everyone drive red chevrolets
It never really is your car
I think some people have taken this a little too far

They're laughing at me, i just know it
As if they knew all along i'd blow it
Everywhere i turn, something reminds me of the way things were
I love you, i lost you
I know what a fool i've been
And it seems like the whole world keeps rubbin' it in

They're laughing at me, i just know it
As if they knew all along i'd blow it
Everywhere i turn, something reminds me of the way things were
I love you, i lost you
I know what a fool i've been
And it seems like the whole world keeps rubbin' it in
Yeah, it seems like the whole world keeps rubbin' it


10.Why Do I Still Want You

(leslie satcher)
(track 10 - time 4:39)

There's an old tear stained, worn king james
Bible on my lab
I can hear mama now say it won't let you down
And it never has
So i turned to the psalms straight to the one
That i can quote by heart
But the words that used to comfort me
Are tearing me apart

He leadeth me through death's dark valley
And by still waters too
Surely goodness and his mercy
Are gonna pull me through
But tonight i've wrestled with the devil
Wrestled with the truth
If the lord is my shepherd
And i shall not want
Why do i still want you

All my friends say this will end
You're not the one i need
'cause i'm the kind that loves for life
And you're the kind that leaves
So i've been praying and i've been waiting
For some kind of peace
But you haven't phoned and i'm leaning on
Old psalms twenty three

He leadeth me through death's dark valley
And by still waters too
Surely goodness and his mercy
Are gonna pull me through
But tonight i've wrestled with the devil
Wrestled with the truth
If the lord is my shepherd
And i shall not want
Why do i still want you

Yeah tonight i've wrestled with the devil
Wrestled with the truth
If the lord is my shepherd
And i shall not want
Why do i still want you