
«On a Good Night» is a song written by Larry Boone, Don Cook and Paul Nelson, and recorded by American country music artist Wade Hayes. It was released in May 1996 as the lead-off single and title from Hayes’ album On a Good Night. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 4 on the Canadian RPM country singles chart. It is his second highest-peaking single.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Hayes sounds more self-assured and confident than on previous singles. She goes on to say that the combination of Cook’s and Hayes’ vocals make for an extremely appealing single.
From the album On a Good Night
B-side «Steady as She Goes»
Released May 7, 1996
Recorded 1996
Genre Country
Label Columbia Nashville 78312
Songwriter(s) Larry Boone, Don Cook, Paul Nelson
Producer(s) Don Cook
Wade Hayes – On A Good Night Lyrics
On a good night I could hop in my truck
Round up my friends and with any kind of luck
We could end up howling at a harvest moon
On a good night I could put on my hat
Head down to the honky tonk and dance
But on a real good night I meet a women like you
Chorus:
Brown hair blue eyes once in a life time
Countrified kind of girl
Heart-breaking chance-taking wild little love making
Shaking up my world
Hey, on a good night I can picture the day
All my dreams come true
But on a real good night I meet a women like you
— Instrumental —
On a good night I can drive to the lake
Turn on the radio and find George Strait
Then go play a little game of eight ball pool
On a good night I might be found
Draggin with the boys cross town
But on a real good night I meet a women like you
Chorus:
Brown hair blue eyes once in a life time
Countrified kind of girl
Heart-breaking chance-taking wild little love making
Shaking up my world
Hey, on a good night I can picture the day
All my dreams come true
But on a real good night I meet a women like you
— Instrumental —
Chorus:
Brown hair blue eyes once in a life time
Countrified kind of girl
Heart-breaking chance-taking wild little love making
Shaking up my world
Hey, on a good night I can picture the day
All my dreams come true
But on a real good night I meet a women like you
Yeah, on a real good night I meet a women like you…
