About The Song
Conway Twitty always downplayed his talent when he spoke of his career to interviewers. He said: “What I’ve done doesn’t impress me at all. The only thing that counts is the next record. The rest of it, ‘Conway did this…..’ so what? The only thing that’s gonna keep my career alive is the next record. It’s 99% song and one percent talent and look. If there’s any so-called secret to my longevity and success, it lies in that one area right there – songs.”
Conway would personally go through a strict regimen of picking just the right tunes for a new album project. He would agonize over the really good songs that he would have to let go in order to make room for the very best ones.
Among the survivors of Twitty’s rigorous trials is “Tight Fittin’ Jeans,” a barroom variation on the classic theme of love between a wealthy lady and a “common” man, in this case a cowboy. Conway loved the song, although his wife Dee hated it so much that she changed the radio station if it came on while she was in the car!
“Every once in a while,” Conway admitted, “you’ve got to do something for the guys.”
That was contrary to the ploy that Conway usually took, but in this instance, targeting men paid off handsomely. “Tight Fittin’ Jeans” debuted at a modest #71 on July 11, 1981, but by fall, the record took command of Billboard’s top spot in its 12th week on the chart, September 26, 1981. It became Twitty’s 31st of his 40 Billboard number one hits, the second-highest tally in history (behind George Strait’s official & accurate Billboard count of 44).
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Lyrics
She tried to hide it by the faded denim clothes she wore
But I knew she’d never been inside a bar before
And I felt like a peasant who just had met a queen
And she knew I saw right through her tight fittin’ jeansI ask her what’s a woman like you doin’ here
I see you’re use to champagne but I’ll buy you a beer
She said you’ve got me figured out but I’m not what I seem
And for a dance I’ll tell you ’bout these tight fittin’ jeansShe said I married money, I’m use to wearin’ pearls
But I’ve always dreamed of bein’ just a good ol’ boys girl
So tonight I left those crystal candle lights to live a dream
And partner, there’s a tiger in these tight fittin’ jeansWe danced every dance and Lord the beer that we went through
I’m satisfied I did my best to make her dream come true
As she played out her fantasy before my eyes it seemed
A cowgirl came alive inside those tight fittin’ jeansIn my mind she’s still a lady that’s all I’m gonna say
I knew that I’d been broken by the time we parted way
And I know I held more woman than most eyes have ever seen
That night I knew a lady wearin’ tight fittin’ jeansWell now she’s back in her world and I’m still stuck in mine
But I know she’ll always remember the time
A cowboy once had a millionaire’s dream
And Lord I love that lady wearin’ tight fittin’ jeans
