Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lyle Lovett
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lyle Lovett
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lyle Lovett
Producer
Tony Brown
Producer
Billy Williams
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
And his hand fell behind her
As his arm, it reached around
Oh, and she looked at the window
And she watched the shade go down
[Verse 2]
It was a private conversation
No one heard her say
That man she left behind her
Was two thousand miles away
[Chorus]
A-singing, "Boy, pick up that fiddle
Ooh, and play that steel guitar
Ooh, and find yourself a lady
Ooh, and dance right where you are"
[Chorus]
Aye-a-aye
Aye-a-aye
[Verse 3]
There was a lonely girl from nowhere
With a smile all sweet with pain
Oh, and she never stopped to wonder
Ooh, if she'd see him again
[Verse 4]
It was a private conversation
No one heard her say
That man that she was looking for
Was only twenty streets away
[Chorus]
A-singing, "Boy, pick up that fiddle
Ooh, and play that steel guitar
Oh, and find yourself a lady
Ooh, and dance right where you are"
[Chorus]
Aye-a-aye
Aye-a-aye
[Verse 5]
And the band, we just kept playing
Oh, as she came walking in
Oh, and he never stopped to wonder
Ooh, if he'd see her again
[Verse 6]
It was a private conversation
No one heard him say
That girl he left behind him
Was two thousand miles away
[Chorus]
He just sang, "Boy, pick up that fiddle
Ooh, and play that steel guitar
Oh, and find yourself a lady
Ooh, and dance right where you are"
[Chorus]
Aye-a-aye
Aye-a-aye
[Verse 7]
And the moral of this story
Is I guess it's easier said than done
Well, look at what you've been through
And to see what you've become
[Verse 8]
Well, it's a private conversation
No one hears you say
Well, it's a private conversation
[Chorus]
Aye-a-aye
Aye-a-aye
Aye-a-aye
Aye-a-aye
[Verse 9]
And his hand, it fell behind her
As his arm, it reached around
Oh, and she looked at the window
And she watched the shade go down
[Verse 10]
It was a private conversation
No one heard her say
It was a private conversation
No one heard her say
[Verse 11]
It was a private conversation
No one heard her say
It was a private conversation
Hey
[Chorus]
Aye-a-aye
Aye-a-aye
Aye-a-aye
[Outro]
Aye-a-aye
Aye-a-aye
Aye-a-aye
Written by: Lyle Lovett
