I HAD A BEAUTIFUL TIME
(Merle Haggard)


Merle Haggard - 1985





We met downtown in a barroom
Both of us needing a friend
Then you brought me home to your doorstep
It was there you invited me in

We spent the wee hours dancin'
To your favorite home stereo sounds
We talked about what we'd been needin'
Discussin' our ups and our downs

And I've had a beautiful time
Holding your heart next to mine
I poured out my feelin's while you poured the wine
And I've had a beautiful time

If I seem a wee bit uneasy
Then you really sized me up right
There's somebody home still up waitin'
She's prob'ly been waitin' up all night

And I can't say I found any answers
But you listened while I rattled on
And you've been a beautiful lady
And you kept me from bein' alone

And I've had a beautiful time
Holdin' your body next to mine
You poured out the feelin's and I poured the wine
And I've had a beautiful time

I've had a beautiful time
Holdin' your heart next to mine
We poured out our feelin's and then we poured the wine
And I've had a beautiful time

You poured out your feelin's while we poured the wine
And I've had a beautiful time






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2012)