Song Description
A lonely long distance trucker and a stay at home waitress find the recipe for true love.
| Song Length |
3:40 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful, Charming |
Subject |
Searching for Love, Long |
| Similar Artists |
Toby Keith, Garth Brooks |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Recipe for Disaster
VERSE 1:
I was starving for affection
I was hungry for true love
I don't need to read the menu
'Cause she's the dish I've been dreaming of
She deserves so much finer
than working in a diner
and I wish I could just whisk her away
But make that coffee to go
'Cuz I can't let it show
I'll leave a big tip and roll on my way.
CHORUS:
Take a concrete cowboy who can't settle down
Mix with a hard working waitress who will never leave town
Sprinkle on some love and stand before the pastor
This might be a recipe for disaster
VERSE 2:
There's a wide spot with a truck stop
Between Birmingham and New Orleans
And every night I make the same stop
To see the woman of my dreams
And I wish that I could tell her
I just want to be her fellow
and we ride off to the sunrise
But I love living on the road
And she ain't leaving that zip code
So every night my sweet dream dies
CHORUS:
Take a concrete cowboy who can't settle down
Mix with a hard working waitress who will never leave town
I whipped up some courage and I finally asked her
So maybe this won't be a recipe for disaster
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK
VERSE 3:
If your lovelife is on a diet
'Cause of all the times you've been burned
If there's a Blue Plate Special you should try it
That's the greatest thing I ever learned
'Cause nothing could be finer
when I pull into that diner
And I kiss my baby smack on the lips
And later we're alone
in our ever after home
And we forget about the tips and the trips
CHORUS:
Take a concrete cowboy with no plans to get old
Add a tough talking waitress with a heart of gold
Our love is so sweet 'cause I finally asked her
That's how we make a recipe for....
A concrete cowboy who's just gotta hang around
A waffle slinging waitress with a beauty queen crown
A couple of kids and a dog with no master
That's how you get a recipe for...
Might be a mess but you just can't ignore...
Our world famous, prize-winning recipe for disaster
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