[Verse 1] He rode in with dust on his boots And a notebook full of blue-ink truth For years he wrote by the county fair Love songs for a girl who wasn't there He sang 'em soft to the empty room With a porch light glow and a half-moon tune One name missing from every line Like he was waiting on borrowed time [Pre-Chorus] Then you came walking through that door Sun on your hair, I needed more Green-eyed girl with the bluest grin And all my lonely songs gave in [Chorus] Every Love Song Every Love Song Was for you all along Every Love Song Every Love Song You were my first and only strong [Verse 2] You wore that blonde in a careless wave And I forgot what I tried to save We courted slow in the July heat Riding fenced-in roads and two-step feet You asked one night with a smile so bright "How come you don't write love songs anymore?" I just looked down at my old guitar Then I answered from the heart [Pre-Chorus] Girl, you were there in every rhyme Every kiss and every line I was writing your sweet name Before I ever knew your face [Chorus] Every Love Song Every Love Song Was for you all along Every Love Song Every Love Song You were my first and only strong [Bridge] He set that guitar in her hands Made her feel the callused plans And every chord he pulled that night Lit up the room like summer light Then he said, "Baby, listen close These old words are yours the most" And he played until the morning came Like love could finally say her name [Final Chorus] Every Love Song Every Love Song Was for you all along Every Love Song Every Love Song You were my first and only strong Every Love Song Every Love Song Was for you all along
