Dakota was a good girl    From eastern Tennessee   And she had a smile    That nearly brought me to my knees.   Her favorite thing to do    Was to dance before the lord   And pray in a tounge    I never heard before.   Oh we were different    But we tried to make it work   Oh but in the end    We only ended up hurt      Oh but things   Could be different   If things could be different.      Because I don't wanna have to    Hug another girl goodbye   And I don't wanna have to ask    Why oh why.   See I am getting older    And I found myself lonely   And I began to wonder    If love will ever hold me.      Well I met April    In the middle of December   She was wearing a red coat    If I do remember   Her parents never liked me    And they always told her   It's a shame she never did    Grow any bolder   The sun was shining    Into my kitchen   She covered her face    And began wishing       Other things   Could be different   If things could be different      Because I don't wanna have to    Hug another girl goodbye   And I don't wanna have to ask    Why oh why.   See I am getting older    And I found myself lonely   And I began to wonder    If love will ever hold me.      My momma told me    That she loved me today   And if I wanted to    Come over and stay   Sit on the back porch    And drink sweet tea   And talk about little more    Sweet memories   But I was born to travel    So on I will travel   But with every mile   My heart seems to unravel      All the things   Could be different   If things could be different.      Because I don't wanna have to    Hug another girl goodbye   And I don't wanna have to ask    Why oh why.   See I am getting older    And I found myself lonely   And I began to wonder    If love will ever hold me.