I'LL NEVER BE ANYBODY'S HERO
OR THE LEGEND OF A STORY, OR A SAINT THAT'S BOUND FOR GLORY, NO
AND I'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SWIM IN MONEY
OR HOW IT FEELS NOT TO HAVE TO GO TO WORK ON MONDAY
I'M A SIMPLE MAN, AND THAT'S OK
BUT EVEN A SIMPLE MAN WANTS TO FEEL THIS WAY
"T.J. can you hand me that wrench over there" I ask my new late model driver as me and the boys try to figure out what is going on with our car when I hear a pair of heels walking in the direction of the car. Probably someone's rich little daughter coming over to play with us country boys. I don't think much of it until I hear them get closer and stop.
"Elizabeth" I hear my friend Stump ask as the heels stop.
"Stump" a southern voice comes out of the pair of heels I see that are now standing dangerously close to me.
"Girl you have grown up and are looking fine come're and give Stump a hug"
"Stump you better not get fresh with me" I hear her say the voice is starting to get my mind racing. But knowing the girls that Stump thinks are fine I am not getting my hopes up to much. There converstation carrys on as I try to concentrate on the work I notice that none of the other guys are working. I slide out from under the car wiping the grease of my hands on to my jeans that I have had from my days back when I raced late models. When I look up my eyes land on the pair of heels. My breath is taken away. I look her up and down before catching my self thankfully her back is to me but I don't miss the imbrace she gets from one of the local racers just my luck she is taken but she doesn't look like a race track girl especially a girl that would be coming over to East Alabama Dirt Track at that. She is wearing a pair of pointy toed boots with dark jeans that fit her perfectly. Her wavy brown hair is pulled back half up half down that flows over the navy pea coat she has on. She has and classy air about her one that only a few woman can posses you can tell how strong she is emotional from the way she cares herself.
"Junior she is way out your league" I have remind myself as I watch her stil not seeing her face. I hear her laugh as it feels the space between us something in me is telling me to go introduce myself but another part of me is she is just going to look at me like I am some country hick. Which I have never been embarssed to say I was. But this woman was something. Here I am doubting myself when I am a multi millionare Nascar driver who will inherit my fathers company and I worrying if I am good enough to go talk to some random girl. My thoughts are broken when I hear Stump yell my name.
"Hey Junior come over here I want you to meet someone." I wipe my hands one last time on my jeans and make sure I look okay before I walk over there realizing my being covered in grease is not going to magical go away. Her back is still towards me I can see her laughing it up with Josh and DNeill.
"Junior this is Elizabeth... Elizabeth this Junior" when she turns around from her conversation my heart stops. Her blue eyes meet mine and there is a sparkle there she smiles and reaches her hand out. I just bumble through the motions as I reach out to her hand.
"I am Elizabeth Jones" she said showing me that warm smile again that spread across her fair skinned face. I could tell she was a business woman they way she introduced herself. Stump elbowed me and I came back to the real world
"I am Dale.. Dale Junior" good job there sounded really intellegent
"I know who you are" okay this girl is a peice of work must people who say they know me are falling over me. Not me falling over them.
"Oh"
"Elizabeth is going ot be watching the race with us aren't ya Squirt" Stump said as he shakes her arm she just looks over and gives me a glare then smiles as he gets a worried look on his face.
"Really" wow another one word answer that I can only find to use
"Stump told me that your driver was really good and giving our local boys a run for there money so I decided I was going to see who is tearing up the series now." when she talked to me she would look me directly in the eye.
"He is pretty impressive."
"Sounds like it." there it is the silence that everyone gets uncomfortable with.
"It was nice meeting you Dale" she said reaching her hand back out
"Nice meeting you to. I guess I will see you later on"
"Most defiantley there is no way I am going to miss watching your prodigy" that made me laugh and her smile again.
"See ya on the pitbox"
"I will be there"
LIKE THE KING OF HIS CASTLE, LIKE THE LEADER OF THE PACK
LIKE A MAN THAT IF YOU LEFT HIM, YOU'D JUST HAVE TO HAVE HIM BACK
LIKE A ROCK THAT YOU WOULD LEAN ON WHEN YOUR WORLD GETS TOO ROUGH
LIKE A MAN THAT YOU WOULD STAND BESIDE WHEN HE'S NOT SO TOUGH
BUT EVEN IF THAT'S NOT THE MAN YOU SEE
THEN JUST LOVE ME
JUST LOVE ME
"Dude we won" I am so happy I don't think twice and grab Elizabeth into a huge the strange thing was that she feel into my arms going for the same thing and exictement.
"He is awesome congratdualtions" we still haven't pulled apart. She feels awesome in my arms I can smell a faint scent of her perfume and her skin is very soft. The thing that keeps me falling more and more is those eyes.
"Um... Elizabeth would you like to get some dinner."
"Sure sounds good I am kinda getting hungry"
"Okay after we all finish up here we can go out that okay"
"Oh yeah is great. The boy is good racer but can he celebrate" she says as she heads down our make shift pitbox behind Stump.
Around 12 everything is finally done. I have lost contact with most of the boys but T.J. we walk back to the traylor and I see Elizabeth reading the newspaper I look over and all the other guys are gone.
"Hey Sorry I am so late it just that...."
"I understand being the team owner and all" she said looking up not even stressed about the situation.
You ready"
"Oh yeah" when she stands up she is exactly my height a little taller cause of her heels. As we walk out to were all the cars are parked I notice a Tahoe that have tinited out window and awesome rims. My eyes are glued on the car as we walk by.
"I can drive us" I say offering
"Okay let me just put this is my car" she held up a bag full of hats. She walks over to the Tahoe I was admiring.
"That is yours"
"Yeah isn't it awesome you should see the sound system I got in there." she says from inside the driverside door I hear the back hatch pop open and see the speakers she has it exactly what is in my hummer. She seems to get more and more perfect.I help her up into my truck as we head out to grab some dinner the only thing that seems to be open is the Waffle House. I look over at Elizabeth as she watches the trees go by.
"The Waffle house okay with you it is the only thing open"
"Yeah it is fine" she says as we pull into the lot. For it being just off the interstate it is empty. I open the door for her as we walk in and grab a booth. We both order and go to break the silence.
"So Elizabeth tell me about yourself and why someone like you is friends with my boy Stump" She laughs before she starts to speak.
"I met Stump when I was entering Auburn we both were coming out of the same community college. Stump need help getting some of his work done especially in the Business and Marketing classes so I offered to help. Soon he backed out of Auburn to go to Troy State but we stayed friends and I kept helping him. I got a internship my senior year to go Atlanta and work with the Falcons and I have been there ever since."
"What do you do" I ask more intriguied with this woman as she talked not noticing the constant refills we got on our drinks.
"Right now I am doing public relations work but I am looking for a job up in North Carolina so I can to law school and get my law degree and start doing sports law. But I am happy right now with the money I am making and my job I love it." I could see her face light up as she talked about her work
"What degree's do you have if you don't mind me asking" I wanted to know more about her I wanted to know her like a book
"I have my bachelors and Masters in Public Relations along with a associate in Poltical Science."
"Man you are smart I just have a 2 year in automotive."
"It takes more than books to make someone smart" I covered her hand with mine as she said that showing that she didn't care about our education differences. She left my hand on hers and for the rest of the night it was like that when we finished dinner or breakfast We sat on the back of my truck until 3am talking in the Waffle House parking lot. When I took her back to her Tahoe is was already going to be hard to say good by to her.
"I had a really fun time tonight."
"I did to...can I see you again"
"I would really like that" she went to reach to brush back a straind of hair that had fallen over the night. I reached for before she did and brushed it back her face turning into my hand.
"Elizabeth can I kiss you" she just nodded as we both lean in. Her soft lips landed on mine as we shared a sweet but powerful kiss I knew she was the one by that kiss. The fireworks and bells all sounded off. When we pulled back she kept her eyes close for a seconded then opened them again.
"Wow"
"You felt what I felt" she nodded all I want was for her now to just love me
I'LL NEVER WRITE A SONG THAT LASTS FOREVER
OR A BOOK FOR ALL THE AGES, BUT I'M NOT FULL OF EMPTY PAGES, NO
'CAUSE I GOT A SOUL, AND I USE IT FOR YEARNIN'
WITH A HEART THAT SKIPS A BEAT FOR YOU AND A
FIRE THAT KEEPS ON BURNIN'
I'M A SIMPLE MAN, YEAH THAT'S OK
BUT EVEN A SIMPLE MAN WANTS TO FEEL THIS
I was sound asleep on the couch when I heard my baby drive up. She moved up to NC after about a month of us being together now we have been together 6 months and life has not been better. She was going to law school I was winning races she was there by my side waking up beside me every morning wrapped up in my arms. Or sitting in my chair with her glasses on reading a law book. When I heard her take of her shoes at the door I got up to meet her. I couldn't see her face cause her hair was down but when she looked up tears were brimming her eyes.
"Baby what is wrong" automatically taking her back into my arms.She wrapped her arms around me and sound I had her picked up her legs around my waist walking upt he stairs of my new house to our bedroom. When we got there I sat on the bed her still not moving off my lap or out of my arms.
"Baby tell me what is wrong" I asked again as I felt her warm tears on my neck.
"I am just so stressed out baby just hold me please take it all away." she began to cry harder.I just laid us back with her in my arms as she cried,rubbing her back and kissing her forehead.
"All I want is to be in your arms." she snuggled deeper into me.
LIKE THE KING OF HIS CASTLE, LIKE THE LEADER OF THE PACK
LIKE A MAN THAT IF YOU LEFT HIM, YOU'D JUST HAVE TO HAVE HIM BACK
LIKE A ROCK THAT YOU WOULD LEAN ON WHEN YOUR WORLD GETS TOO ROUGH
LIKE A MAN THAT YOU WOULD STAND BESIDE WHEN HE'S NOT SO TOUGH
BUT EVEN IF THAT'S NOT THE MAN YOU SEE
THEN JUST LOVE ME
JUST LOVE ME
"Okay Elizabeth read that off one more time" I was typing as Elizabeth read off her one of her court cases she had been working on. I was trying to help her out as soon as we finished she ploped down on my lap and wrapped her arms around me. I could smell her that scent that was her own.
"I love you so much June" she said as she lean down and kissed me making me have to catch my breath when we seperated.
"I love you to baby."
That night we shared laying in each others arms talking about the future that we wanted to make together. I knew she was the one and she knew she was one it was just a matter of the right time for each. She had made me so proud. She always made me feel like she needed me. I was the one that needed her she balanced me. She was my brains and I was her hands. Everyone said we reminded them of Dad and Teresa. I felt like I was the one with the trophy with her on my arm. I knew she could do anything she wanted to and that made me a better person.
"What are you thinking about June"
"How much I love you and never want to lose you." I rolled over bring her closer to me.I felt her arms wrap around me.
"I never want to lose you either I love you to much"
"Sometimes I wonder if one day you are going to find one of those brain guys and fall in love with them because I can't talk to you about the law stuff or politcal polies."
"Baby I love you cause you don't talk about that you let me be me and relax. You are the one that I need to balance me. I mean who would be there to tell me to get my oil changed or learn with me as I learn. No one can ever take your place in my heart you are my June. " I grab her hand and bring it up to my lips and kiss it she closes her eyes for a moment and I slide the ring down on her finger.
"Elizabeth I love you I have loved you since the day I saw you at the dirt track. You were the only one that JUST LOVED ME for me and I want you to be wife." the tears were coming down both of our eyes.
"Yes June Yes Yes" She tumbled on top of me raining kisses down. Later on that night l looked at her sleeping with her new ring on her finger. She had my heart and I knew now I had hers who would have every thought a girl like her would fall inlove me. But she did and all she did was just love me and swept me away.
OH, I'M A SIMPLE MAN, AND THAT'S OK
BUT EVEN A SIMPLE MAN WANTS TO BE SWEPT AWAY,
AND FEEL LIKE THE KING OF HIS CASTLE, LIKE THE
LEADER OF THE PACK
LIKE A MAN THAT IF YOU LEFT HIM, YOU'D JUST HAVE
TO HAVE HIM BACK
LIKE A ROCK THAT YOU WOULD LEAN ON WHEN YOUR
WORLD GETS TOO ROUGH
LIKE A MAN THAT YOU WOULD STAND BESIDE WHEN HE'S NOT SO TOUGH
BUT EVEN IF THAT'S NOT THE MAN YOU SEE
THEN JUST LOVE ME
JUST LOVE ME