D            A                G
Don’t call me and ask me where I’ve been.
      Em                        A                      D
Don’t say you didn’t think it’d be this long before you saw me again. 
                              A                     G
Since you headed out I don’t spend much time around here. 
         Em                       A           D
I can’t let myself stand another heartbreak or cry another tear.



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           G             A          D
So I’ll be headed out to Austin to try to catch a rodeo,
   G             A       D
Or southbound on 35 for a weekend in San Antone.
G                 A                     D
Drivin’ fast for Stepheville with some friends just to run around,
G                   A               D
‘Cause you weren’t there to Slow Me Down

D   A   G   A   D

I hear you’ve been askin’ why I’m livin’ so hard and fast,

But I’ve got to keep movin’ on so I don’t get caught by the past.

It’s the only way I’ve found to make it through the day,

So I’ll pack up my truck and do 85 down some Texas highway, and I’ve


(Chorus)

Stood and cheered at Kyle Field, yelling with the 12th Man,

And I drove all the way to Gruene Hall to catch the Randy Rogers Band.

Partied hard in the Stockyards out in old Cowtown

‘Cause you weren’t there to Slow Me Down

D   A   G   A   D

Lord knows I’ve worn a lot of tread off of these tires,

But that’s the price I’ll pay to try to put out this fire.

No matter where I go I still seem to see your face,

And lately I’ve been finding myself in an old familiar place,



(Chorus)


Like sittin’ alone at a table in your favorite little cafe

Or watchin’ the sunset on the Corpus Christi Bay

Saw the sunrise through the stained glass in the church where we said our vows

‘Cause you weren’t there to Slow Me Down