That Pretty Blonde’s Smile Verse 1 Some things I’ll always remember ‘Til the day my race is run Like the first time that I laid my eyes On the girl who’d be the one I was workin’ at the Texaco For Charlie on a summer day Clay was there beside me When three girls came walkin’ our way Down old Highway 281 North to south on our side of town I asked, “Who’s that walkin’ with Mary Alice?” As they came strollin’ down He said, “That’s Chet and Alice’s granddaughters They’re visitin’ for a while” Then fate stepped in and pointed me Toward that pretty blonde’s smile Chorus When that special gal walked by Lord, the whole world seemed to slow Like a summer breeze in Marble Falls Driftin’ gentle through my soul I didn’t know what life would bring Or where the years would lead I just felt somethin’ deep inside Say, “She’s the one for me” Verse 2 Most days I’d have been much too shy To walk up and say hello But somethin’ nudged me down that street And told me I oughta go We talked a little while that day Nothin’ fancy, nothin’ grand I said, “See you around, Madeline” And waved as they walked away again Then nearly a year slipped by Before I saw that face once more Her family moved to Marble Falls And she walked through the schoolhouse door Verse 3 By good fortune several classes Put us side by side each day A friendship slowly found its footing And steadily found its way Hangin’ out and talkin’ Nothin’ serious at first But somethin’ whispered, “Take it slow, son The best things come with time and work” We were only juniors then Still young and full of dreams But when senior year came rollin’ round Love became more than it seemed Chorus When that special gal walked by Lord, the whole world seemed to shine Like a summer rain on thirsty ground Right place, right day, right time No lookin’ back, full steam ahead That’s how our story ran And the best thing that ever happened to me Was that girl holdin’ my hand Bridge This and that, a bump or two Like every couple knows Life has ways of testin’ hearts To see how strong they grow Final Tag And if you’re wonderin’ what came next How love survived the years gone by You’ll have to hear another song About the little things in life ‘Cause that’s the one that tells the rest Of how we made it through And brings this story full circle Back to me and you
