Clint Black – Nothin’ but The Taillights, is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was released in January 1998 as the third single and title track from his album of the same name. The song was written by Black and Steve Wariner. This became the first song in which Clint Black began a songwriting partnership with Steve Wariner. Very soon after, Clint Black and Steve Wariner began writing some new songs together for Clint Black’s future studio releases.
Debuted at number 43 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in mid-January 1998, and quickly climbed to Number One in March, where it held for two weeks. This single became Black’s eleventh number-one single, twenty-sixth Top Ten single, and twenty-seventh Top Twenty single.
Clint Black – Nothin’ but The Taillights
From the album Nothin’ but the Taillights
B-side “Cadillac Jack Favor”
Released January 27, 1998
Genre Country
Length 3:54
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Clint Black, Steve Wariner
Producer(s) James Stroud, Clint Black
COUNTRYPEDIA
Clint Black – Nothin’ but The Taillights lyrics
[Verse 1]
Blue Kentucky highway
Headin’ for the line
She hadn’t said a word all night but the wheels are turnin’ in her mind
Now I was ridin’ shotgun
And I knew things had gone awry
Just as soon as she dropped me off at the side of the road
And she let that gravel fly
[Chorus]
Now I’m walkin’ in the moonlight
Seein’ nothin’ but the taillights
And that’s a pair of taillights I may never see again
She hit me with the left and right
Showin’ me nothin’ but the taillights
And that’s about as lonely as the highway’s ever been
Back here with my thumb out in the wind
[Verse 2]
Was it somethin’ that I did to her
Or the things I never said
I wonder if the way we were
Was only in my head
Now if I even make it back to town
Before the sun comes up
I’m gonna hit every parkin’ spot around
‘Til I find that pick-up truck
[Chorus]
Now I’m talkin’ in the moonlight
Seein’ nothin’ but the taillights
And that’s a pair of taillights I may never see again
She hit me with the left and right
Showin’ me nothin’ but the taillights
And that’s about as lonely as a highway’s ever been
Stuck here with my thumb out in the wind
[Bridge]
Well I’ll bet right now she’s laughin’ at how
She brought me to my knees
But she won’t be laughin’ half as loud
When she gives me back my keys
[Chorus]
She’ll be walkin’ in the moonlight
Seein’ nothin’ but the taillights
And that’s a pair of taillights she won’t ever see again
She hit me with a left and right
And with nothin’ but the taillights
And I know that’s about as lonely as a highway’s ever been
Back here with my thumb out in the wind
[Outro]
There she goes
And here I come
Leave me out there in the middle of nowhere
Drive this
GENIUS
