There Was A Reason For That

Lyrics

Verse 1

Pulled into the hardware store
With a ladder tied askew
Hit the drive-thru at the bank
Knocked down the "Open" sign in two

Folks come runnin' out all hollerin'
Like I'd lost my ever-lovin' mind
I said, "Hold on, let me explain...
Y'all are gonna laugh in time."

Chorus

There was a reason for that
Least there was inside my head
It sounded like a real good plan
'Til I actually went ahead

I've made a few decisions
That I'd probably take on back
They may not all look brilliant...
But there was a reason for that!

Verse 2

Tried to back my boat up straight
Ended up in Johnson's hay
Don't ask why the trailer jack
Was pointin' the other way

Everybody stood there starin'
Waitin' on what I'd say
I just tipped my cap and smiled...
"Well, there was a reason... okay?"

Chorus

There was a reason for that
Least there was inside my head
It sounded like a real good plan
'Til I actually went ahead

I've made a few decisions
That I'd probably take on back
They may not all look brilliant...
But there was a reason for that!

Bridge

Now my wife says, "Think things through."
I tell her, "Honey, I always do."
She just laughs and shakes her head...
Says, "That's exactly what scares me, too."

Final Verse

Sheriff waved me down last Friday
Said, "Son... what happened now?"
I said, "Before you write that ticket,
Hear me out somehow."

He leaned against my pickup
Smiled like he'd heard it all
Said, "If your next words are,
'There was a reason...'
I'm not buyin' it at all."

Final Chorus

There was a reason for that
I'll stand by every one...
Well... maybe not the tractor
Or the mailbox... either one

Life's a whole lot more enjoyable
If you can laugh right where you're at
And if you're wonderin' what I was thinkin'...

There was a reason for that.

...I just can't remember what it was.