Austin

Album: Blake Shelton (2001)
Charted: 18
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  • She left without leavin' a number
    Said she needed to clear her mind
    He figured she'd gone back to Austin
    'Cause she talked about it all the time
    It was almost a year before she called him up
    Three rings and an answering machine is what she got

    If your callin' 'bout the car, I sold it
    If this is Tuesday night, I'm bowlin'
    If you've got somethin' to sell your wastin' your time, I'm not buyin'
    If it's anybody else wait for the tone you know what to do
    And P.S., if this is Austin, I still love you

    The telephone fell to the counter
    She heard but she couldn't believe
    What kind of man would hang on that long
    What kind of love that must be
    She waited three days and then she tried again
    She didn't know what she'd say
    But she heard three rings and then

    If it's Friday night, I'm at the ball game
    And first thing Saturday, if it don't rain
    I'm headed out to the lake and I'll be gone all weekend long
    But I'll call you back when I get home on Sunday afternoon
    And P.S., if this is Austin, I still love you

    Well, this time she left her number
    But not another word
    Then she waited by the phone on Sunday evening
    And this is what he heard

    If your callin' 'bout my heart, it's still yours
    I should have listened to it a little more
    Then it wouldn't have taken me so long
    To know where I belong
    And by the way, boy, this is no machine your talkin' to
    Can't you tell, this is Austin, and I still love you

    I still love you Writer/s: David Kent, Kirsti Manna
    Publisher: KIRSTI MANNASONGS, TALBOT MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • AnonymousI've always loved this song!! Still prefer it over some of his new ones.:)
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