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.
Love Changes Everything
John Michael Montgomery Lyrics
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I was haulin' hay for your Daddy, an' you brought me a glass of tea.
To a farm boy from Oklahoma, you were small town Texas prize,
An' every young man's dream in cut-off jeans, with that Homecoming Queen smile.
You were makin' fun of my farmer's tan an' I was lettin' you.
An' fightin' bull in the July heat, tryin' to keep my cool.
An' the prairie wind sang while the dust devils danced.
An' that first kiss stole our breath away.
An' the breeze died down as our hearts surrendered.
The moonlight shattered as it crashed on the river.
We both knew we'd never be the same:
'Cause love changes everything.
I think your Daddy wondered but I know your Momma knew,
'Cause she pulled me aside one Friday night and said take good care of you.
We'd steal away after supper to our favorite place in the sand,
By the red water's edge where we'd hold hands while the sun melted into the land.
We lost more than sleep on one hot August night.
By mornin' we were seein' some things for the very first time.
An' the prairie wind sang while the dust devils danced.
Just got hotter as the summer passed.
An' that first touch stole our breath away.
An' the breeze died down as our hearts surrendered.
The moonlight shattered as it crashed on the river.
We both knew we'd never be the same:
'Cause love changes everything.
I never found my way back to college,
An' we found other loves since then.
But that first one will live forever,
'Cause I'll always remember when:
Those prairie wind
s and dust devils set the stage for a summer romance that changed everything for the singer of John Michael Montgomery's hit song, "Love Changes Everything." In the opening verse, the singer reflects on how he met his love interest when she was just seventeen and he was starting his second year of college. He was working on her daddy's farm, and she brought him a glass of tea that sparked their connection. The singer describes her as a "small town Texas prize" and "every young man's dream" in cut-off jeans with a "Homecoming Queen smile." The flirty banter and teasing between them creates a playful scene as they work on the farm together, trying to beat the July heat.
Their summer romance unfolds against the backdrop of a prairie landscape, where the wind sings and dust devils dance. As the heat intensifies, so do the feelings between them, culminating in a first kiss that steals their breath away. The breeze dies down, and their hearts surrender to each other, as the moonlight shatters on the river. They both know they'll never be the same because love changes everything.
The second verse reveals that their love affair isn't without its challenges. The singer's love interest's father wonders about their relationship, but her mother knows and encourages the singer to take good care of her. They steal away to their secret spot by the red water's edge, where they can be alone and hold hands as they watch the sunset. But one hot August night, they lose more than sleep, seeing things for the very first time.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CLINT INGERSOLL, JEREMY N. SPILLMAN
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