[Verse 1 — FEMALE SOLO ONLY — Intimate conversational storytelling] I walked into that crowded bar With nothing much in mind Just a night out on the town Not looking for love to find [FEMALE SOLO CONTINUES — SAME FEMALE SINGER — NO MALE VOCAL] Some friends of mine introduced us And we talked the night away I thought I knew just who he was But there was more to learn someday [Pre-Chorus — FEMALE SOLO ONLY — Gentle melodic lift] They say you oughta know a man Before you go and give your heart [FEMALE SOLO CONTINUES — SAME FEMALE SINGER] But sometimes what you think you know Ain't even where the story starts [Chorus 1 — FEMALE SOLO ONLY — Wider country arrangement] I thought I knew the man I found Thought I had him figured out But the truth has got a funny way Of turning things around [FEMALE SOLO CONTINUES — SAME FEMALE SINGER — NO MALE HARMONIES] I lost something along the way But something better came to stay And looking back on all those dreams Some things ain't what they seem [Instrumental Turnaround — Baritone guitar and pedal steel, no vocals] [Verse 2 — FEMALE SOLO ONLY — Mysterious and restrained] I thought about him all that week The way we'd talked that night Something told me deep inside That this one might be right [FEMALE SOLO CONTINUES — SAME FEMALE SINGER — NO MALE VOCAL] But what I thought I knew so well Was slipping out of sight And I was gonna lose someone Before the end of the night [Pre-Chorus — FEMALE SOLO ONLY — Pull instrumentation back] They say you oughta know a man Before you go and give your heart [FEMALE SOLO CONTINUES — SAME FEMALE SINGER] But sometimes what you think you know Ain't even where the story starts [Chorus 2 — FEMALE SOLO ONLY — Build tension] I thought I knew the man I found Thought I had him figured out But the truth has got a funny way Of turning things around [FEMALE SOLO CONTINUES — SAME FEMALE SINGER — NO MALE HARMONIES] I lost something along the way But something better came to stay And looking back on all those dreams Some things ain't what they seem [Instrumental Break — Pedal steel, acoustic guitar and bass. Brief dramatic pause.] [Bridge — FIRST MALE VOCAL ENTRANCE — Separate voices clearly.] [Female Solo] A week went by, I saw him again And something caught me off guard [Male Solo — FIRST MALE ENTRANCE] You looked surprised when someone said "Hey Mike, how's it going,?" [Female Solo — Surprised, amused] All that time I thought his name was Scott! [Male Solo — Playful] Well, honey, that's news to me! [Female Solo — Affectionate] I lost a name I thought I knew [Male Solo — Warm] But you didn't lose me! [Final Chorus — Male-Female Duet — Full warm country arrangement] [Female Solo] I thought I knew the man I found [Male Solo] She thought she had me figured out [Both Sing Together — Close country harmony] But thirty-some years of loving Have erased our every doubt [Female Solo] I lost Scott along the way [Male Solo] But Mike was always here to stay [Both Sing Together — Full harmony] And looking back on all those dreams Some things ain't what they seem [Outro — Playful intimate duet, sparse acoustic guitar and pedal steel] [Female Solo] I never knew his name was Mike [Male Solo] And I never knew you thought I was Scott [Female Solo] But thirty years and counting now [Both Sing Together] Look at the love we've got [Ending — Short pedal steel instrumental fade, no additional vocals]
