What It Ain't Lyrics

I have been around this old block before
I've walked into abruptly closing doors
Schooled in hard knocks, I've learned a lot
'Bout how a heart can break
I might not know what love is
But I know what it ain't

It ain't layin' in the dark and wonderin'
Why she hasn't called and now it's 2 a.m.
It ain't drivin' by her house to find her wrapped up
In the arms of your ex-best friend

It ain't bold faced lies or alibis
That cannot be explained
I might not know what love is
But I know what it ain't

You say you could show me how to love
Baby, there's one thing you can be sure of
I wouldn't treat you wrong
'Cause I've been on the hurtin' side of pain
I might not know what love is
But I know what it ain't

It ain't showin' up for dinner
With a rose and chardonnay, then drinkin' by yourself
It ain't a postcard from Hawaii sayin'
"We can still be friends, but I met someone else"

It ain't bold faced lies or alibis
That cannot be explained
I might not know what love is
But I know what it ain't

It ain't a mink coat, forty pairs of shoes
Two 14 carat anklets, on my Mastercard
It ain't walkin' in a pawn shop
Recognizing her engagement ring, she swore she lost

It ain't bold faced lies or alibis
That cannot be explained
I might not know what love is
But I know what it ain't

If you had all day, I could tell you things
That would make a grown man faint
I might not know what love is
But I know what it ain't

Yeah, I know what it ain't

Josh Turner - Long Black Train

Oct 2003

1. Long Black Train
2. In My Dreams
3. What It Ain't
4. I Had One One Time
5. Jacksonville
6. Backwoods Boy
7. Unburn All Our Bridges
8. You Don't Mess Around With Jim
9. She'll Go On You
10. Good Woman Bad
11. The Difference Between A Woman And A Man