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