semi-true stories

with his head out the sunroof

and his heart in the right place

plan b was fool proof. he drove off to her place

and yelled out his feelings

among other stuff. it was too much tequila

or not quite enough

it was too much tequila

or not quite enough. it's a semi-true story

believe it or not

i made up a few things

and there's some i forgot. but the life and the tellin'

are both real to me

and they all run together and turn out to be

a semi-true story. well

the picture is fuzzy

and the details are sordid. it was on the same day

god's own drunk was recorded. a walkin' tall sheriff

and a big cadillac

and me and my golf shoes

on the hood makin' tracks. this daring young singer

was under attack. it's a semi-true story

believe it or not

i made up a few things

and there's some i forgot. but the life and the tellin'

are both real to me

and they all run together and turn out to be

a semi-true story. well

the things that i've lived

and i've dreamed

and i've seen

and i've heard

you take the good with the bad

and be glad to have every word. it's a semi-true story

believe it or not

i made up a few things

and there's some i forgot. but the life and the tellin'

are both real to me

and they run like the rain

all the way to the sea. semi-true stories.