The four-time Grammy winner has acted in a number of films and been a guest-star on television. Lovett was married to actress Julia Roberts for a short time in the mid-1990s. In 2002, he was gored by a bull while working on his uncle's farm in Texas, but soon recovered and resumed touring.
San Antonio Girl
Lyle Lovett Lyrics
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All six-foot-seven
She sent him where they parked
To go and get the car
She stayed behind there
She stood in line there
She got something to drink
And then she told me her name
She said the Alamo
Was someplace we could go
Or to the Hemisfair
To ride the needle there
And all along the river walk
Well, all she did was talk
And all I did was think
Things are about to change
San Antonio girl
She makes me crazy
San Antonio girl
She's the one for me
She ain't exactly white
But she's a little bit pretty
She's the whole wide world
San Antonio girl
Now we watched that Darwin
Walk in San Marcos
The we went over
And ate some supper
Drove to Helotes
Flores County Store is
Out Highway 16
We heard old Robert Keen
San Antonio girl
She makes me crazy
San Antonio girl
She's the one for me
She ain't exactly white
But she's a little bit pretty
She's the whole wide world
San Antonio girl
Well, it was late by then
And we should have turned in
But she was hungry
And I was interested
In Mi Tierra's
Huevos Rancheros
We took some Polaroids
Right at the table
San Antonio girl
She makes me crazy
San Antonio girl
She's the one for me
She ain't exactly white
But she's a little bit pretty
She's the whole wide world
San Antonio girl
San Antonio girl
She makes me crazy
San Antonio girl
She's the one for me
She ain't exactly white
But she's a little bit pretty
She's the whole wide world
San Antonio girl
She's the whole wide world
San Antonio girl
The song San Antonio Girl by Lyle Lovett sings about his experience with a girl he met in San Antonio, Texas. The lyrics describe meeting a girl who had come with her tall boyfriend to get her car, but while he went to retrieve it, she stayed behind and struck up a conversation with Lovett. She suggested various places to visit in San Antonio, such as the Alamo and Hemisfair, but all Lovett could think about was how she was about to change things for him.
Throughout the song, Lovett emphasizes his affection for this girl, repeatedly mentioning how she makes him crazy but is the one for him. He also addresses the girl's ethnicity, stating that "she ain't exactly white, but she's a little bit pretty," suggesting that they may not come from the same racial background but Lovett still finds her attractive.
The last verse describes the two going to Mi Tierra's, a famous Mexican restaurant in San Antonio, and taking Polaroids at the table before heading back to their hotel. The chorus repeats with the line, "She's the whole wide world, San Antonio girl," emphasizing Lovett's love for the girl he met in San Antonio.
Overall, the song is a wistful and romantic tribute to a memorable encounter and the city in which it took place.
Line by Line Meaning
She brought her boyfriend
The girl brought her boyfriend who was six-foot-seven.
She sent him where they parked
To go and get the car
She sent her boyfriend to get the car.
She stayed behind there
She stood in line there
She got something to drink
And then she told me her name
While her boyfriend was getting the car, she stayed behind, stood in line, got something to drink and told him her name.
She said the Alamo
Was someplace we could go
Or to the Hemisfair
To ride the needle there
And all along the river walk
Well, all she did was talk
And all I did was think
Things are about to change
The girl suggested visiting Alamo or Hemisfair to ride the needle, and while walking along the river, she kept talking while the singer thought that something is about to change.
Now we watched that Darwin
Walk in San Marcos
The we went over
And ate some supper
Drove to Helotes
Flores County Store is
Out Highway 16
We heard old Robert Keen
They watched Darwin walking in San Marcos, then drove to Helotes and ate supper before heading out Highway 16 to Flores County Store where they heard Robert Keen.
Well, it was late by then
And we should have turned in
But she was hungry
And I was interested
In Mi Tierra's
Huevos Rancheros
We took some Polaroids
Right at the table
Although they should have turned in since it was late, the girl was hungry while the singer was interested in the Huevos Rancheros at Mi Tierra's, so they took some Polaroids right at the table.
San Antonio girl
She makes me crazy
San Antonio girl
She's the one for me
She ain't exactly white
But she's a little bit pretty
She's the whole wide world
San Antonio girl
San Antonio girl makes the singer crazy, she is the one for him, and he thinks she is pretty though she is not exactly white, and for him, she is the whole wide world.
She's the whole wide world
San Antonio girl
The San Antonio girl is the whole wide world for the singer.
Lyrics © Regard Music, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Lyle Lovett
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