All I Wanted

(album: When And Where - 1995)

Crystal was a waitress at the Night Owl Lounge
Pretty as a picture was she
Sammy was her drinking buddy bought a round
For the pleasure of her company

Crystal had weakness for the silent type
And Sammy stole her heart away
But three weeks later she was gone from sight
And poor Sammy had a lot to say
Oh boy

He said
All I wanted was to hold her tight
But all she gave me was a heap of heartaches
And a whole lot of lonely nights
All I wanted was her to do me right
But she done me wrong and left me hanging on
To a whole lot of lonely nights
It ain't right

Everybody noticed when the change set in
It was just a few things at first
Sammy started cussing and he shunned his friends
And then it went from bad to worse

One night he broke a window down at Hi-Fi 5
Stole himself a stereo set
His bail paying momma asked him why son why
He said you ain't seen nothing yet

Oh Mamma
All I wanted was to hold her tight
But all she gave me was a heap of heartaches
And a whole lot of lonely nights
All I wanted was her to do me right
But she done me wrong and left me hanging on
To a whole lot of lonely nights
It ain't right

Last they heard from Sammy he'd jumped his bail
He was somewhere in the great southwest
Flipping burgers for minimum scale
And going by an alias

Every now and then at the Night Owl Lounge
Crystal hears the telephone ring
She picks it up and then she slams it down
It's long distance from the Burger King
Poor thing

He said
All I wanted was to hold you tight
But all you gave me was a heap of heartaches
And a whole lot of lonely nights
All I wanted was you to do me right
But ya done me wrong and left me hanging on
To a whole lot of lonely nights

But ya done me wrong and left me hanging on to a whole
Lot of lonely nights
A whole lot of lonely nights
I said
A whole lot of lonely nights
It ain't right