Alan JacksonGone Before You Met Me

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 but 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
yeah, I smelled that coffee
I heard you singing in the kitchen
walking 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 but your roots to 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 ramled on without me
'cause I was gone before you met me
gone gone, gone before you met me
gone before you met me