Besides these two songs, five more of Montgomery's singles have reached the top of the country charts: "I Love the Way You Love Me", "Be My Baby Tonight", "If You've Got Love", "I Can Love You Like That", and "The Little Girl", while thirteen more have reached Top Ten. Montgomery's recordings of "I Swear" and "I Can Love You Like That" were both released concurrently with R&B versions by the group All-4-One. Montgomery has also released eleven studio albums, counting a Christmas album.
John Michael joined the family band (which also included his brother, Eddie Montgomery, who would later join Troy Gentry in the duo Montgomery Gentry) as guitarist before taking the lead singing role when his parents divorced. Afterwards, he made a frugal living on the local honky-tonk scene as a solo artist playing what he referred to as "working man's country." Eventually, Atlantic Records signed him.
It Goes Like This
John Michael Montgomery Lyrics
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Lost their mind when this one girl came around.
Oh, I was seventeen,
The first time that she looked my way.
Hot as the pavement in July.
Started somethin' in my mind.
An' it goes like this.
When we kiss,
Nothin' in the world can take me higher:
There's just one way to describe her,
And it goes like this.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
When it's right love don't care just where it spawns.
That girl and I went all the way a ringin' on, yeah.
Now every night, it's just as good as that first time.
She's somethin' that words can't say.
She still comes in love her own way.
An' it goes like this.
That girl has got a thunderstorm of love down inside her.
When we kiss,
Nothin' in the world can take me higher:
There's just one way to describe her,
And it goes like this.
We got each other, not much else,
How she keeps me smilin', it's hard to tell.
But it goes like this.
That girl has got a thunderstorm of love down inside her.
When we kiss,
Nothin' in the world can take me higher:
There's just one way to describe her,
And it goes like this.
Aw, that's right.
It goes like this.
John Michael Montgomery’s “It Goes Like This” is a sweet and romantic country song that tells the story of a young man who fell in love with a mysterious girl who arrived in their little town. The song shows that love strikes in unpredictable ways, as every guy in the hometown lost their mind when the girl came around, and the singer himself had his mind captured by her. The girl is described as hot as the pavement in July, and the singer can’t deny the feelings that she has ignited in him.
The lyrics suggest that the two ended up finally together and their love is stronger than ever. The girl is said to have a thunderstorm of love down inside her, and as they kiss, nothing in the world can take the singer higher. The lyrics are repetitive, but they relish the beauty of the love story that the singer wants to impress upon us. The song is a classic piece of country music, full of charm and passion.
Line by Line Meaning
Every guy in my country road home town,
All the guys in my hometown who live in the rural areas went insane when one girl arrived.
Lost their mind when this one girl came around.
They all went crazy when this one girl showed up.
Oh, I was seventeen,
I was seventeen years old when this happened.
The first time that she looked my way.
The first time she looked at me, something changed within me.
Hot as the pavement in July.
She was very attractive, perhaps as hot as the pavement during July.
Started somethin' in my mind.
She started a thought process in my mind that I'd never experienced before.
That girl has got a thunderstorm of love down inside her.
The girl has an abundance of love in her heart.
When we kiss,
Whenever we kiss,
Nothin' in the world can take me higher:
There's nothing else in the world that can make me feel as good.
There's just one way to describe her,
She can only be defined in one way,
And it goes like this.
And that's how it is.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
He laughs here.
When it's right love don't care just where it spawns.
When love is genuine, it can occur in unexpected circumstances and places.
That girl and I went all the way a ringin' on, yeah.
That girl and I went all the way, and it was fantastic,
Now every night, it's just as good as that first time.
Every night we're together, we feel the same excitement as the first time.
She's somethin' that words can't say.
She's indescribable with words.
She still comes in love her own way.
She still loves in her own unique way.
We got each other, not much else,
We only have each other, not much else.
How she keeps me smilin', it's hard to tell.
It's hard to explain how she makes me smile so much.
Aw, that's right.
That's correct.
It goes like this.
That's how it is.
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Written by: JOHN BETTIS, STEVE MANDILE
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