This is classic Toby Keith country rock, and uses a series of familiar short phrases that spark strong mental images. It all adds up to a man left dazed and confused about just where their relationship went wrong.
It’s all groovin' and grinnin' until he gets hit by the bus.
We were 'bout as tight as we could be
Cooked peas in a pot, thick as theives
Never saw me without her
Well, so much for the way things were
We blew up, she blew by
I ain't seen her since it all went south
She don't call, she don't swing by
She don't even know if I'm dead or alive
We were burnin' it up like Bonnie and Clyde
Takin' on the world, baby, side by side
Born to be together
And lettin' the good times roll
She changed her tune while I was busy strummin'
We got so close I didn't see it comin'
The hot time in this old town sure turned cold
Hell, now I couldn't touch her with a ten foot pole
Saw her momma at the store, she wouldn't speak
And her danged ol' daddy burned a hole through me
You won't know it if you seen us at the mall
That I was gonna be their son-in-law
It's almost like I never met her
She can write me off if it makes her feel better
Our love is dead but I didn't die
You can't take back that five year ride
We were burnin' it up like Bonnie and Clyde
Takin' on the world, baby, side by side
Born to be together
And lettin' the good times roll
She changed her tune while I was busy strummin'
We got so close I didn't see it comin'
The hot tme in this old town sure turned cold
Hell, now I couldn't touch her with a ten foot pole
We were burnin' it up
Like Bonnie and Clyde
Takin' on the world
Side by side
She changed her tune while I was busy strummin'
We got so close I didn't see it comin'
The hot time in this old town sure turned cold
Hell, now I couldn't touch her with a ten foot pole
10 Foot Pole was written by Bobby Pinson & Toby Keith.
10 Foot Pole was produced by Mac McAnally & Toby Keith & Bobby Pinson.
Toby Keith released 10 Foot Pole on Fri Oct 09 2015.