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