Looking for the title or artist of a country song

[The Wrights]

I'm looking for the title of a country song. It was sung by a male
singer, around the early 90s, the song is about. A couple that broke
up and ran into each other later in life, and talk about what could
have been, or what if things were different.

If anyone has any suggestions I would really appreciate it.

Thanks

[Harold Groot]

On Sat, 4 Apr 2009 21:35:00 -0700 (PDT), The Wrights

Post by The Wrights
I'm looking for the title of a country song. It was sung by a male
singer, around the early 90s, the song is about. A couple that broke
up and ran into each other later in life, and talk about what could
have been, or what if things were different.
If anyone has any suggestions I would really appreciate it.
Thanks

Hmmmmm.... I'm not really up on Country, more into Top-40, but some
songs get crossover play. My first thoughts go to SAME AULD LANG SYNE
by Dan Fogelberg. While it was originally a hit in 1981, it gets
brought back almost every year between Christmas and New Years, so it
could have been heard literally any year since then.

So it's a real longshot, but it starts:

"Met my old lover in the grocery store
The snow was falling Christmas eve
I stole behind her in the frozen foods
And I touched her on the sleeve"


Aside from that - any other clues you can give? Slow, fast? Simple
guitar, full orchestra, in between? Any snippets of the song itself,
or even any particulars of the type of thing they talked about being
different? You never know what type of clue with spark a memory.

Also - did you see it in a video? I watched Country Music Classics
for a while, so if you can remember a video at all, any details there
could help me remember.

[Richard Ardini]

Post by The Wrights
I'm looking for the title of a country song. It was sung by a male
singer, around the early 90s, the song is about. A couple that broke
up and ran into each other later in life, and talk about what could
have been, or what if things were different.
If anyone has any suggestions I would really appreciate it.

And she said, how are you Harry?
I said, How are you, Sue
Through the too many miles and the too little smiles
I still remember you.

Oops, sorry, not a country song.

I met my old lover on the street last night
She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled.

Oops, there I go again.
Somebody shoot me, please.

[Mark Rae]

Post by The Wrights
I'm looking for the title of a country song. It was sung by a male
singer, around the early 90s, the song is about. A couple that broke
up and ran into each other later in life, and talk about what could
have been, or what if things were different.
If anyone has any suggestions I would really appreciate it.

There must be hundreds, possibly thousands of country songs like this...

Are you certain it's not "Still Crazy After All These Years" by Paul
Simon...?

I met my old lover on the street last night
She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled
So we talked about the old times and drank ourselves some beers
Still crazy after all these years...

[Nancy G (thatwomanfrommassachusetts)]

I'm looking for the title of a country song.  It was sung by a male
singer, around the early 90s, the song is about.  A couple that broke
up and ran into each other later in life, and talk about what could
have been, or what if things were different.
If anyone has any suggestions I would really appreciate it.
Thanks

That sounds like about ... oh, a dozen or so country songs I can think
of. It's a very common theme.

Was the singer glad they hadn't stayed together, or was he regretful?
Was it a ballad, or an up-tempo song?

[Barry]

Garth Brooks: Unanswered Prayers

Post by Nancy G (thatwomanfrommassachusetts)

Post by The Wrights
I'm looking for the title of a country song. It was sung by a male
singer, around the early 90s, the song is about. A couple that broke
up and ran into each other later in life, and talk about what could
have been, or what if things were different.
If anyone has any suggestions I would really appreciate it.
Thanks

That sounds like about ... oh, a dozen or so country songs I can think
of. It's a very common theme.
Was the singer glad they hadn't stayed together, or was he regretful?
Was it a ballad, or an up-tempo song?

[Roger]

Post by The Wrights
I'm looking for the title of a country song. It was sung by a male
singer, around the early 90s, the song is about. A couple that broke
up and ran into each other later in life, and talk about what could
have been, or what if things were different.

Was it "Taxi" by Harry Chapin ?

It was raining hard in 'Frisco,
I needed one more fare to make my night.
A lady up ahead waved to flag me down,
She got in at the light.
Oh, where you going to, my lady blue,
It's a shame you ruined your gown in the rain.
She just looked out the window, and said
"Sixteen Parkside Lane".
Something about her was familiar
I could swear I'd seen her face before,
But she said, "I'm sure you're mistaken"
And she didn't say anything more.
It took a while, but she looked in the mirror,
And she glanced at the license for my name.
A smile seemed to come to her slowly,
It was a sad smile, just the same.
And she said, "How are you Harry?"
I said, "How are you Sue?
Through the too many miles
and the too little smiles
I still remember you."
It was somewhere in a fairy tale,
I used to take her home in my car.
We learned about love in the back of the Dodge,
The lesson hadn't gone too far.
You see, she was gonna be an actress,
And I was gonna learn to fly.
She took off to find the footlights,
And I took off to find the sky.
Oh, I've got something inside me,
To drive a princess blind.
There's a wild man, wizard,
He's hiding in me, illuminating my mind.
Oh, I've got something inside me,
Not what my life's about,
Cause I've been letting my outside tide me,
Over 'till my time, runs out.
Baby's so high that she's skying,
Yes she's flying, afraid to fall.
I'll tell you why baby's crying,
Cause she's dying, aren't we all.
There was not much more for us to talk about,
Whatever we had once was gone.
So I turned my cab into the driveway,
Past the gate and the fine trimmed lawns.
And she said we must get together,
But I knew it'd never be arranged.
And she handed me twenty dollars,
For a two fifty fare, she said
"Harry, keep the change."
Well another man might have been angry,
And another man might have been hurt,
But another man never would have let her go...
I stashed the bill in my shirt.
And she walked away in silence,
It's strange, how you never know,
But we'd both gotten what we'd asked for,
Such a long, long time ago.
You see, she was gonna be an actress
And I was gonna learn to fly.
She took off to find the footlights,
And I took off for the sky.
And here, she's acting happy,
Inside her handsome home.
And me, I'm flying in my taxi,
Taking tips, and getting stoned,
I go flying so high, when I'm stoned.