Tell Me Why You Love Me - Chris Smither

Tell me why you love me

Tell me how you know

I know it might be so

But I might never know

But I will not believe you 'till you tell me

And if you won’t tell me, I got to go

'Cause I can hear 'em laughin'

I can hear 'em singin'

I can hear 'em dancin' down in San Antonio

They don’t have these questions

And almost without exception

They don’t care if they don’t ever know

They got a Texas moon above 'em

Texas men to love 'em

All they seem to care about is how they feel tonight

I’ve lived that way before

But I can’t do it anymore

Just because it isn’t wrong don’t make it right

So tell me why you love me

Tell me how you know

I know it might be so

But I might never know

And I will not believe you 'till you tell me

And if you won’t tell me, I got to go

Well I can tell you why I love you

You know I hardly have to try

It came to me while I

Was thinking over your reply

Instead of simply takin' me for granted

You took me by surprise and asked me why

'Cause I used to say I love you

They would say I love you too

And all it really meant was «ain't this fun?

Yes I agree»

It was just a way of talkin'

They might just as well be walkin'

With the dog instead of comin' home with me

Everything had to be cheerful

And I’d really get an earful

If I ever tried to talk about what mattered most to me

It was a major undertaking

Just to keep their hearts from breaking

Every time I tried to sing in minor key

So I can tell you why I love you

You know I hardly have to try

It came to me while I

Was thinking over your reply,-a