An upbeat song in 4/4 about a philandering creep who meets up with his ex and her new love.

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A philanderer meets up with his ex and her new love and asks them to thank him for being a creep otherwise they would never have met. I always thought that this could be a Nashville hit with someone like Garth Brooks. Recorded with Johnny Dennis on drums, Tom Griffin on bass, and Marc Weller on steel and lead guitar.

Well Hello there babes you don't have to pretend
That you and I were really more than friends
Wont you introduce me to your new lover
If it weren't for me you two would never have met

You can thank me now for the times I drove you crazy
You can thank me now for the times I fooled around
You can thank me now for years and years of heartaches
You can thank me now for the good life that you found

When you finally left it almost drove me crazy
But I realized that you'd finally had enough
You don't need to point I know I was to blame
You don't need a smoking gun or a bloody glove