Carl Smith performs "Before I Met You"

Carl Smith (March 15, 1927 – January 16, 2010) was an American country music singer.Known as "Mister Country," Smith was the husband of June Carter (later June Carter Cash) and Goldie Hill, and the father of Carlene Carter. He was one of country's most successful male artists during the 1950s, with 30 Top 10 Billboard hits, including 21 in a row. Smith's success continued well into the 1970s, when he had a charting single every year except one. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Carl Smith - Before I Met You Lyrics

I thought I had seen pretty girls in my time

but that was before I met you

I never saw one that I wanted for mine

but that was before I met you

I thought I was swinging the world by the tail

I thought I could never be blue

I thought I'd been kissed and I thought I'd been loved

but that was before I met you

Instrumental

I wanted to ramble and always be free

but that was before I met you

I said that no woman could ever hold me

but that was before I met you

I thought I was swinging the world by the tail

I thought I could never be blue

I thought I'd been kissed and I thought I'd been loved

but that was before I met you