Joe Diffie – So Help Me Girl

“So Help Me Girl”, a song written by Howard Perdew and Andy Spooner, was recorded by Joe Diffie for the Epic label, recorded in March 1994 in Nashville, TN. At the recording session of the album Joe was accompanied by: Billy Joe Walker, Jr. (guitar), Tim Mensy (guitar), Brent Mason (guitar), Paul Franklin (steel), Larry Paxton and Glenn Worf (bass), Lonnie Wilson (drums and percussion), Jon “JD” Dickson, Johnny Slate (cowbells), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Walt Cunningham (strings, keyboards and sound effects), Terry McMillan (harmonica), Matt Rollings (piano), Craig Fletcher, Clay Keith, Larry Keith, Lee Bogan, Billy Dean, Johnny Slate and John Dickson (backgrounds vocals). With the production of Johnny Slate and Joe Diffie, the song was released on January 30, 1995, on April 8, 1995, reached # 2 on the US Hot Country Songs charts, and remained a total of 20 weeks on the charts On May 1, 1995, it reached at number # 1 on the Canada Country Tracks charts.

The song was included in Joe Diffie’s fourth studio album, Third Rock from the Sun (Epic 1994), the album was released on July 26, 1994, on September 3, 1994, it reached at number #6 on the charts from US Top Country Albums, and remained a total of 72 weeks on the charts. On Canadian RPM Country Albums, It reached at number # 9.

The album was certified platinum in the USA and Canada. It is the most successful album by Joe Diffie.

Versions:
Gary Barlow 1997 (RCA)

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Joe Diffie – So Help Me Girl lyrics

[Verse 1: Joe Diffie]
You could’ve kissed me, like this wasn’t gonna last
Kept me from saying something I’ll never take back
You could have held me like there was no chance
Of me waking up where I am
You could have stopped short of every dream I’ve ever had

[Chorus: Joe Diffie]
So help me girl
You’ve gone too far
It’s way too late
To save my heart
The way it feels
Each time we touch
I know I’ve never been so loved
And I can’t help myself
So help me girl

[Verse 2: Joe Diffie]
You had to be there when that old sun came up
Making last night feel like a vision of things yet to come
You just had to hold me like nobody else
Now look what you’ve gone and done
You had to love me ’til I just can’t get enough

[Chorus: Joe Diffie]
So help me girl
You’ve gone too far
It’s way too late
To save my heart
The way it feels
Each time we touch
I know I’ve never been so loved
And I can’t help myself
So help me girl
[Chorus: Joe Diffie]
So help me girl
You’ve gone too far
It’s way too late
To save my heart
The way it feels
Each time we touch
I know I’ve never been so loved
And I can’t help myself
So help me girl

[Outro: Joe Diffie]
And I can’t help myself, so help me girl