Tim McGraw – Just to See You Smile, is a song written by Mark Nesler and Tony Martin, and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in August 1997 as the third single from McGraw’s fourth studio album Everywhere. Having spent 42 weeks on the Billboard chart, it set what was then a record for being the longest-running single on the Billboard country chart since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in 1990. It was also the longest chart run for any country single in the 1990s. The song was also released by Mitchell Tenpenny in 2018.
Debuted in August 1997 and surged in November. It became McGraw’s third consecutive No. 1 single from Everywhere, spending six weeks atop the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in January and February 1998. It was also McGraw’s second single to be declared by Billboard as the Number One country single of the year. No music video was made for this song.
Tim McGraw – Just to See You Smile
From the album Everywhere
B-side “One of These Days”
Released August 9, 1997
Recorded 1997
Genre Country
Length 3:35
Label Curb
Songwriter(s) Mark Nesler Tony Martin
Producer(s) Byron Gallimore Tim McGraw James Stroud
COUNTRYPEDIA
Tim McGraw – Just to See You Smile lyrics
[Verse 1]
You always had an eye for things that glittered
But I was far from bein’ made of gold
I don’t know how but I scraped up the money
I just never could quite tell you no
Just like when you were leavin’ Amarillo
Takin’ that new job in Tennessee
And I quit mine so we could be together
I can’t forget the way you looked at me
[Chorus]
Just to see you smile
I’d do anything that you wanted me to
When all is said and done
I’d never count the cost
It’s worth all that’s lost
Just to see you smile
[Verse 2]
When you said time was all you really needed
I walked away and let you have your space
‘Cause leavin’ didn’t hurt me near as badly
As the tears I saw rollin’ down your face
And yesterday I knew just what you wanted
When you came walkin’ up to me with him
So I told you that I was happy for you
And given the chance I’d lie again
[Chorus]
Just to see you smile
I’d do anything that you wanted me to
When all is said and done
I’d never count the cost
It’s worth all that’s lost
Just to see you smile
[Chorus]
Just to see you smile
I’d do anything that you wanted me to
When all is said and done
I’d never count the cost
It’s worth all that’s lost
Just to see you smile
GENIUS
