Lyrics

Couldn't Make Her Stay

Tears fell down on his guitar strings
And he just let 'em roll
She made him choose between loving her
And the music in his soul
He started strumming something lonesome
As he watched her walk away
Yeah he could sure write her a love song
But he couldn't make her stay

She'd say why don't you settle down
Stop playing in the bars
Why can't you get a real job
You'll never be a star
He just held that guitar tighter
There was nothing left to say
He gave her all he had to offer
But he couldn't make her stay

It's not the man who makes the music
The music makes the man
He tried to explain it
But he couldn't make her understand
If he spent his life pretending
He'd sure die that way
It broke his heart to watch her leaving
But he couldn't make her stay

He kept strumming something lonesome
As he watched her walk away
He could sure write her a love song
But he just couldn't make her stay