Be Careful Who You Love [Arthur’s Song]

The old guitar picker had run out of liquor
So I sat down beside him
And bought him a drink
Then I bought him another
And finally some color
Returned to his cheeks and he
Said with a wink

"Son, I worked with your daddy
I knew Ernest and ol' Lefty
I played on the Oprey back when it was strong
But it's show-biz you know
Sometimes it gets slow
So buy me another and I'll sing you a song"

"Be careful who you love
For love can be untrue
Be careful who you love
Be sure she loves you too"

Well, you like it
I see and that's real pleasin' to me
'Cause Bocephus
I've wrote hundreds and some you know well
I wrote and sold 'em
They bought 'em and stoled 'em
But paper is cheap, why they're just tunes
What the heck

Then he tried to sell me the
Song he'd just song me
I told him that song is a piece of your soul
"Keep your song, here's some money"
Said Hank Jr "Bless you, son"
And I heard him singin' as
I walked out the door
He said, "Now Hank remember"

"Be careful who you love
For love can be untrue
Be careful who you love
Be sure she loves you too"

Well, that was about a year ago
And now friends wouldn't ya know
The songs a big hit
Some superstar claims he wrote
He sings it and grins and the money rolls in
It's a wonder the words don't
Stick in his throat

Now I think of that writer
His name was Arthur and I often wonder
Just how many hit songs he sold in his time
And how many men take the
Gift that God gave 'em
And throw it away for the pretty red wine
Quite a few

Be careful who you love
For love can be untrue
Be careful who you love
Be sure she loves you too