Lyrics: What Was I Thinkin’
Album: What Was I Thinkin’ (single)
Artist: Dierks Bentley
 

Becky was a beauty from south Alabama.
Her Daddy had a heart like a nine-pound hammer.
Think he even did a little time in the slammer.
What was I thinkin’?

She snuck out one night an’ met me by the front gate,
Her Daddy came out a-wavin’ that 12-gauge
We tore out the drive, he peppered my tailgate.
What was I thinkin’?

Oh, I knew there’d be hell to pay.
But that crossed my mind a little too late.

‘Cause I was thinkin’ ’bout a little white tank top
Sittin’ right there in the middle by me.
I was thinkin’ ’bout a long kiss,
Man, just gotta get goin’ where the night might lead.
I know what I was feelin’,
But what was I thinkin’?

What was I thinkin’?

By the County line, the cops were nippin’ on our heels,
Pulled off the road an’ kicked it in four-wheel.
Shut off the lights an’ tore through a cornfield.
What was I thinkin’?

At the other side, she was hollerin’ “Faster!”
Took a dirt road, had the radio blastin’.
Hit the honky-tonk for a little close dancin’.
What was I thinkin’?

Oh, I knew there’d be hell to pay.
But that crossed my mind a little too late.

‘Cause I was thinkin’ ’bout a little white tank top
Sittin’ right there in the middle by me.
I was thinkin’ ’bout a long kiss,
Man, just gotta get goin’ where the night might lead.
I know what I was feelin’,
But what was I thinkin’?

When a mountain of a man with a “Born To Kill” tattoo
Tried to cut in, I knocked out his front tooth.
We ran outside, hood slidin’ like Bo Duke.
What was I thinkin’?

I finally got her home at a half past two, later.
Daddy’s in a lawn chair sittin’ on the driveway.
Put it in park as he started my way.
What was I thinkin’?
Oh, what was I thinkin’?
Oh, what was I thinkin’?

Then she gave a “Come an’ get me” grin.
An’ like a bullet, we were gone again.

‘Cause I was thinkin’ ’bout a little white tank top
Sittin’ right there in the middle by me.
I was thinkin’ ’bout a long kiss,
Man, just gotta get goin’ where the night might lead.
I know what I was feelin’,
Yeah, I know what I was feelin’,
But what was I thinkin’?

What was I thinkin’?

I know what I was feelin’, but what was I thinkin’?
Guess I was thinkin’ about that tank top … and those cut-offs…
Heh heh heh…