Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (song)

"Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" is a song written Sanger D. Shafer and Darlene Shafer, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 1984 as the lead-off single and title track from his album of the same name. It reached number one on the country music charts in the United States,^[1] and number 10 in Canada.

Content

The song is about a guy back in Fort Worth, Texas. He’s enjoying a few beers and thinking about his former woman who’s now with someone else in nearby Dallas. The guy wonders if she ever thinks of him and the good times they had together.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a 'B' grade, saying that it "has a great opening line" and a "more confident vocal and a Texas-centric focus certainly would’ve made it stand out back in 1984."^[2]

Other versions

Moe Bandy recorded the song for his 1977 album I'm Sorry For You My Friend. Keith Whitley recorded the song also in 1984, and released it to radio as a non-album track. It received moderate airplay.

Chart positions

Chart (1984–1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	10

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.
↑ Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind review by Kevin John Coyne

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Why Not Me" by The Judds	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single January 5, 1985	Succeeded by "The Best Year of My Life" by Eddie Rabbitt

George Strait 1980s singles

Strait Country	"Unwound" "Down and Out" "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)"

Strait from the Heart	"Fool Hearted Memory" "Marina del Rey" "Amarillo by Morning" "A Fire I Can't Put Out"

Right or Wrong	"You Look So Good in Love" "Right or Wrong" "Let's Fall to Pieces Together"

Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind	"Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" "The Cowboy Rides Away" "The Fireman"

Something Special	"The Chair" "You're Something Special to Me"

#7	"Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You"

Ocean Front Property	"Ocean Front Property" "All My Ex's Live in Texas" "Am I Blue"

If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin'	"Famous Last Words of a Fool" "Baby Blue" "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"

Beyond the Blue Neon	"Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" "What's Going On in Your World" "Ace in the Hole" "Overnight Success"

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