Alan Jackson

Released: July 17, 2015

Songwriter: Michael White (Songwriter) Michael P. Heeney

Producer: Keith Stegall

[Verse 1]
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

[Verse 2]
And there I was back in my hometown
That's just how dreams go
Thumb in the air, wanted out of there
Had my eye on the 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

[Chorus]
You got your homeboys, your hang-around-boys
Your fix that roof, put your roots in the ground-boys
Pink house, the white fence
Pretty little woman, two point five kids
Dang right, it's a good life
But boys like me are born to run the wild side
Like the restless wind you'll never catch me
I was gone before you met me

[Verse 3]
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’s still dripping
Thank God I'm still driven

[Chorus]
You got your homeboys, your hang-around-boys
You fix that sink, put your roots in the ground-boys
Blue house, the white fence
Sweet little woman, rocking that goodness
Dang right, it's a fine life
This restless heart found a heart I can call mine
I was smart enough to let love catch me

[Outro]
So Tom and Jack just ramble on without me
'Cause I was gone before you met me
Gone gone, gone before you met me
Gone before you met me

Alan Eugene Jackson was born October 17, 1958 in Newnan, Georgia to Joseph Eugene “Daddy Gene” and Ruth Musick “Mama Ruth” Jackson. He has four older sisters, Diane; twins Cathy & Carol and Connie. He attended Elm Street Elementary School and Newnan High School in Newnan, GA and also attended one year at West Georgia College. Alan married Denise on December 15, 1979. They have three daughters. Mattie Denise was born June 19, 1990; Alexandra Jane “Ali” was born August 23, 1993 and Dani Grace was born August 28, 1997. The 6'4" country music singer-songwriter is known for blending honky-tonk and mainstream country sounds. He also writes many of his own songs. To date, he’s released over 15 albums.

Jackson has sold over 80 million records, and more than 50 of his singles having appeared on Billboard’s “Top 40 Country Songs”. He’s won two Grammys and 16 CMA Awards.

He is known for “I’d Love You All Over Again”, “Country Boy”, “I Don’t Even Know Your Name”, and “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)”.

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