Except For Jessie

Well before she came along he was lonesome onry and mean

It was his way or the high way

But she had a way that he'd never seen

He'd been livin hard and fast

All his takin was takin its toll

And it took a good hearted, hard headed angel

To help him gain control

He wore his own kind of hat

And for that folks called him an outlaw

Well some even cussed his name

Cause they couldn't see the same man she saw

He strummed the beat of a different drum

And his hair was always long and messy, yes it was

And he said he wouldn't change for no one

Except for Jessie

Well she never tried to change him

But she loved him and gave him a son

And that ain't easy with a honky tonkin man

Makin music on the run

And Lord knows she was a good wife

Always good at findin ways to right his wrongs

She was the love of his life, the inspiration for his songs

He wore his own kind of hat

And for that folks called him an outlaw

Well some even cussed his name

Cause they couldn't see the same man she saw

He strummed the beat of a different drum

And his hair was always long and messy, yes it was

And he said he wouldn't change for no one

Except for Jessie

He wore his own kind of hat

And for that folks called him an outlaw

Well some even cussed his name

Cause they couldn't see the same man she saw

He strummed the beat of a different drum

And his hair was always long and messy, yes it was

And he said he wouldn't change for no one

Except for Jessie