Story Behind The Song
I knew a waitress named Shelley, from a little town in Texas. The rest is fiction
Song Description
A song about fighting and overcoming alcohol
| Song Length |
4:01 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Country - Honky Tonk |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Content, Welcoming |
Subject |
Falling in Love, Relationship |
| Similar Artists |
Lyle Lovett, Jimmy Buffett |
| |
Lyrics
Shelly was a part time waitress from a lot of little towns in Texas
She'd left a few men behind, she was the traveling kind
I met her in a bar in Waco, where I'd been drinking for a week or so
I was flying low, sinking slow
Chorus:
I wasn't searching for rainbows, I wasn't looking for love
Sometimes all you really need is a friend, and that bottle was enough
Then in walked Shelly...
She took hold of my lost soul, and I quit drinking when she asked me to,
and then with her help I found myself
And life seemed to get a little better
Shelley said Billy if we just stick together, it'll be alright
So I held on tight
Chorus:
I wasn't searching for rainbows, I wasn't looking for love
Sometimes all you really need is a friend, sometimes that's enough
And I love my Shelly
Now I don't mind living in Waco. We've been together for a year or so, and we're doing fine. She's got a baby due any time
And I do not miss the whiskey. Shelley wouldn't want my drunken kisses, anyway. So I take it day to day
Chorus:
We're not searching for rainbows, we're not looking for love
Sometimes all you really need is a friend, sometimes that's enough
And I love my Shelley