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About this song

Written by Danny Wells and Dana Hunt Black, two Nashville songwriters, it was the first song by either of them to be recorded by a major artist. Strait released it in September 1995 as the lead single from his box set Strait Out of the Box, and it was awarded a CMA and an ACM for Single of the Year. Strait recorded it at Emerald Sound Studios in Nashville in April 1995, and the music video starred Michael Ray Ryan and Dawn Waggoner.

What it's about

The song tells the story of two schoolchildren who develop a crush, passing love notes and flirting on the playground. In its second verse it jumps to the present, with the narrator celebrating two decades of marriage.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's Wikipedia article. Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Fun facts

• Written by Dana Hunt and Danny Wells.
• Produced by George Strait and Tony Brown.