Conway Twitty – Next in Line, is a song written by Wayne Kemp and Curtis Wayne, and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in August 1968 as the first single and title track from the album Next in Line. The song was Twitty’s sixth entry to make the country charts and his first of 54 number ones on all the country charts. His 2nd number one overall (“It’s Only Make Believe” went to number one in 1958 on the Pop charts.) The single spent a single week at number one and spent a total of 13 weeks within the top 40.
Conway Twitty – Next in Line
from the album Next in Line
B-side “I’m Checkin’ Out”
Released August 5, 1968
Recorded June 22, 1968
Columbia Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genre Country
Length 2:51
Label Decca
Songwriter(s) Wayne Kemp Curtis Wayne
Producer(s) Owen Bradley
COUNTRYPEDIA
Conway Twitty – Next in Line Lyrics
See her there at the table
Watch her tear at the label
From the bottle that she just drank dry
In her mind there’s a burning
It took a long time, but she’s learning
And just look at the deardrops she’s cried
Everbody knows I love her
But her mind is on another
And just look what he’s done to her pride
And if she should change her mind
Give up the music and the wine
I’ll be standing by to be the next in line
I know her favourite songs so well
And she’s happy, I can tell
Just as long as she can hear the juke box play
So I’ll keep playing it loud
I’ll spend every dime I have
To keep her happy, in my own kind of way
Everbody knows I love her
But her mind is on another
And just look what he’s done to her pride
And if she should change her mind
Give up the music and the wine
I’ll be standing by to be the next in line…
GENIUS
