Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tim McGraw
Lead Vocals
Lonnie Wilson
Drums
Steve Nathan
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Keith Follesé
Songwriter
Rick Ferrell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tim McGraw
Producer
Byron Gallimore
Producer
James Stroud
Producer
Chris Lord-Alge
Mixing Engineer
Doug Sax
Mastering Engineer
John Van Nest
Editing Engineer
Julian King
Engineer
Mike Dy
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Rich Hanson
Engineer
Rob Hoffman
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It was Labor Day weekend, I was seventeen
I bought a Coke and some gasoline
And I drove out to the county fair
When I saw her for the first time
She was standing there in the ticket line
And it all started right then and there
[PreChorus]
Oh, a sailor's sky made a perfect sunset
And that's a day I'll never forget
[Chorus]
I had a barbecue stain on my white t-shirt
She was killing me in that mini skirt
Skipping rocks on the river by the railroad tracks
She had a suntan line and red lipstick
I worked so hard for that first kiss
And a heart don't forget something like that
[Verse 2]
It was five years later on a south bound plane
I was headed down to New Orleans
To meet some friends of mine for the Mardi Gras
When I heard a voice from the past
Coming from a few rows back
And when I looked
I couldn't believe just what I saw
[PreChorus]
She said, "I bet you don't remember me"
And I said, "Only every other memory"
[Chorus]
I had a barbecue stain on my white t-shirt
You were killing me in that mini skirt
Skipping rocks on the river by the railroad tracks
You had a suntan line and red lipstick
I worked so hard for that first kiss
And a heart don't forget something like that
[Bridge]
Like an old photograph
Time can make a feeling fade
But the memory of the first love
Never fades away
[Chorus]
I had a barbecue stain on my white t-shirt
She was killing me in that mini skirt
Skipping rocks on the river by the railroad tracks
She had a suntan line and red lipstick
I worked so hard for that first kiss
And a heart don't forget, no
A heart don't forget
I said, a heart don't forget something like that
[Outro]
Oh, not something like that
Written by: Richard Lloyd Ferrell, Keith C. Follese