Garth Brooks - Ask Me How I Know Lyrics






You're stubborn as they come, you'll never settle down
You'll always be the one who doesn't stick around
You make all the rules, you're set in your ways
You gotta have your freedom, you gotta have your space

Cause one day you'll meet the girl you swore you'd never find
Start feeling things you never felt and spending all your time
Trying to figure out how she got this hold on you
And when you start to fall, you'll hold onto your pride
Start building up your walls and never let her get inside
You'll push her away 'cause that's all you know how to do
And then she'll leave and you won't beg her not to go
Ask me how I know

Go on and shake your head and tell me that I'm wrong
Say, "I'm just another fool and this is just another song"
But I know how you are 'cause I know how I am
And I'd give anything to go back and try again

Cause one day you'll meet the girl you swore you'd never find
Start feeling things you never felt and spending all your time
Trying to figure out how she got this hold on you
And when you start to fall, you'll hold onto your pride
Start building up your walls and never let her get inside
You'll push her away 'cause that's all you know how to do
And then she'll leave and you won't beg her not to go
Ask me how I know

And you best put this song on repeat
Maybe then you won't end up like me

Cause one day you'll meet the girl you swore you'd never find
Start feeling things you never felt and spending all your time
Trying to figure out how she got this hold on you
And when you start to fall, you'll hold onto your pride
Start building up your walls and never let her get inside
You'll push her away 'cause that's all you know how to do
And then she'll leave and you won't beg her not to go
Ask me how I know

Ask me how I know
Cause man I know





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  1. R.... R....

    For me, I was in seventh grade and I really liked this girl, talked to her every day and became really good freinds at the end of eighth grade, I told her how I felt and she literally said nothing......after all that. Then a week later I found out from some of my buddies and people at my school she was talking to five other dudes....at the same time😂 now I’m older and still searching for the one I need....and wanting it more than ever. Love you Garth

  2. m.... k....

    great reminder not to take things for granted

  3. m.... ....

    Why does things sound spo different from the radio

  4. H.... J....

    My favorite

  5. w.... s....

    I love this song

  6. C.... B....

    Gives me chills!!! Love you Garth

  7. V.... W....

    Are u happy now I'm gone

  8. A.... C....

    It’s been 2 years I broke up with my ex I’m so deeply in love still now he has girlfriend haveing a baby. Love sucks

    A.... C....

    Love doesn't suck. I know from experience and it's having not haveing

    A.... C....

    countrygirl countrymusiclover love does suck then u must of have Perfect relationships

    A.... C....

    Amanda Cooke I’m sorry girl. This song hits

  9. V.... C....

    Nah. Its over he found Courtney.. Then Ruby ~Rose..

  10. A.... H....

    Well, the edited in drums sound like a hot pile of doodoo.

  11. C.... P....

    Henry Laughman

  12. B.... T....

    How does he know though? FML!

  13. a.... k....

    Alternate lyrics, makes it a totally different t song;

    You're stubborn as they come, you'll never settle down
You'll always be the one who doesn't stick around
You make all the rules, you're set in your ways
You gotta have your freedom, you gotta have your space

But one day you'll meet the man you swore you'd never find
Start feeling things you never felt and spending all your time
Trying to figure out how he got this hold on you
And when you start to fall, you'll hold onto your pride
Start building up your walls and ever let him get inside
You'll push him away 'cause that's all you know how to do
And then he’ll leave and you’ll beg him not to go
Ask me how I know

Go on and shake your head and tell me that I'm wrong
Say, "I'm just another fool and this is just another song"
But I know how you are 'cause I know where we’ve been
And Youd give anything to go back and try again

'Cause one day you'll meet the man you swore you'd never find
Start feeling things you never felt and spending all your time
Trying to figure out how he got this hold on you
And when you start to fall, you'll hold onto your pride
Start building up your walls and never let him get inside
You'll push him away 'cause that's all you know how to do
And then he’ll leave and you’ll beg him not to go
Ask me how I know

And you best put this song on repeat
Maybe then you’ll end up with a guy like me

'Cause one day you met the man you swore you'd never find
Started feeling things you never felt and wasted all our time
Trying to figure out how I got this hold on you
And you started to fall, you held onto your pride
Built up all your walls and never let me get inside
You pushed me away 'cause that's all you know how to do
And then I leave and you beg me not to go
Trust me babe, I know

  14. L.... B....

    "you'll push her away cause that's all you know"

    L.... B....

    Push her away becouse that's all you no how todo . . Build up the walls

  15. w.... 5....

    Mitch Rossell wrote a damn good song

  16. a.... c....

    I see comments on other artist tryin to say this mans music sucks........

  17. S.... L....

    I cannot believe you won the other night

  18. p.... M....

    Like that song

  19. J.... J....

    Why is Garth Brooks dating sofia carson and dove Cameron. Dam you jerad you are evil plans

  20. P.... T....

    I had a chance... She'd give me everything I wanted. But she wasn't her. I messed that one up so now I built these walls and wouldn't let her inside and pushed her away because it's true, it's all I know how to do. She's gone now, I'm still here, alone, a bottle of bourbon and thoughts that I could have taken the chance to have everything I ever wanted but she wasn't her and it's as simple as that.

  21. L.... W....

    Fuck yeah!!!

  22. C.... D....

    You cant hear the real version because hes a b****. He has more money than his grandkids can spend, yet he treats fans that gave him all that money like sh*t....id like to meet him once, just to slap the dog sh*t out of him......go into retirement again garth and make it the last fckn time

  23. K.... S....

    Kind of has a darius rucker vibe. Can you here it?

    K.... S....

    *HEAR* you fucking idiot. When has here ever been used to describe something related to a sound? Me and my husband's three older kids are three five and seven. They know how to use tons of words with more than one spelling that are said the same. They know when to use too to and two hear and here they're their and there ate and eight wait and weight great knew and new and grate your and you're to name a few

    K.... S....

    And although darius is equally talented this doesn't sound like anything he would do

  24. H.... G....

    Man this video recording quality as far as shiting in the street is great.

  25. M.... w....

    The drums are terrible in this version , off beat and to loud ... completely ruined the song!!!

  26. W.... D....

    I asked for a song, and fuck me running if Garth Brooks didn't deliver.

  27. R.... D....

    I Love this song! Garth has always had away to make you loose yourself in his songs a makes you feel down deep in your heart. Not many has this gift. Love you Garth !

  28. T.... A....

    As a drummer for 35 years I can not listen to this version of this song. Timing on the kick is just far enough off that it drives me insane!

  29. D.... A....

    That kick just wants to be heard

  30. m.... 1....

    Though she liked me.... A lot. Them she said no when I asked her out. I was heartbroken. So now I know never to let a girl in until I know for sure how they feel.

  31. A.... A....

    Yepppp I was 16 and left the love of my life in Vancouver and got married to a cheater and our marriage lasted 2 months I really regret leaving my crush I don't know what happened to him

  32. g.... ....

    Sounds pretty amateur for Garth. Like some high school talent show band backing a strong vocalist trying to spit out lyrics that don't rhythmically fit the arrangement. What the hell happened to Garth?

    g.... ....

    Whats scarier is most of the coments on here are mind blowing!!!! Apparently you dont have to try anymore in country music to be liked! And Im old school garth fan!

  33. T.... w....

    Hi my name is Thomas, this is me.

  34. b.... r....

    Love Garth Brooks! Ever since I was a child hes been one of my top 5 favorite country singers along side hank williams sr and Johnny cash are my top two favorites.

  35. P.... E....

    Great song! I am half Mexican and half Spanish Arab and I like Country music!

  36. M.... H....

    Why is this song so under rated

  37. B.... f....

    A song that a man or a woman can relate to.....

  38. S.... A....

    The king of country

  39. t.... c....

    Still true

  40. W.... R....

    Best song yet garth good job

  41. C.... S....

    Love this song. Hits home.

  42. i.... ....

    I need the original on Apple Music or Spotify 😭

    i.... ....

    Happ bich

    i.... ....

    Amazon music

  43. F.... S....

    “More than a Memory” is what follows “Ask Me How I Know” in real life

  44. 3.... ....

    Why publish this? Sounds terrible.

  45. H.... ....

    This song gave my mother rickets

  46. R.... S....

    Fucking guy just blew out my woofer. Fuck yeah.

  47. l.... g....

    Love this song

  48. F.... T....

    Not too shabby for allegedly being Rusty??? Thank you sir... Coming back right...

    F.... T....

    rιgнт 100%нe ιѕ αlωαyѕ вeen α greαт ѕιngeт

  49. J.... H....

    Yep! 13 years down the drain to him for me I'll forever be lost been 3 years so far not even time heals!!

  50. K.... G....

    Fuck u. Chelsea 😒

    K.... G....

    You to meany don't do that

  51. K.... H....

    Cynthia my one and only love . Miss you !

  52. J.... R....

    Love this song cause its about my finace and me

  53. D.... H....

    Sitting here drinking.. how she got this hold on me?

  54. K.... K....

    This would have been me and my old man. We had pushed each other away for 2-3 years and I caved. We started talking again almost 3 years ago and we realized that we were supposed to be together. Then in July, he passed away leaving me behind

    K.... K....

    So sorry for your loss.

  55. B.... L....

    DADDYS GIRL 😘

  56. E.... F....

    This is truth on many a level

  57. M.... N....

    I love this song

  58. T.... M....

    Dam that bass

  59. H.... S....

    Such a beautiful song

  60. D.... P....

    This song really speaks to me!! One of his best ever!!

  61. B.... W....

    I love Garth lost my car over him

    B.... W....

    That makes no sense. Care to explain

  62. c.... ....

    Obviously someone is doing a drum cover. And u say you really need to work on your timing. Only listened to this one because it was the closest to the original that I could find. Keep working on it though, you'll get there. I am also a drummer/guitarist

  63. C.... P....

    This is a great song

  64. A.... B....

    R.I.P PETER J. POINSETT 💝

  65. B.... T....

    This was my song to my fiance he ended up passing away almost 2 years without the love of my life. RIP joey

  66. l.... b....

    I'm the girl version of this.

  67. I.... B....

    this song is so me! I tend to push away the people I care about the most! I swear the man I am with now I love him to death and km scared and keep pushing him away not meaning to! he's so amazing and I really do love him!

  68. R.... X....

    This song reminds me of my old girlfriend and i😥

  69. R.... M....

    She will never leave if ur not embarrassed of her nor that u name is liar and she left lmao u deserve it dude

  70. t.... f....

    He sucks on his song

  71. R.... S....

    My favorite song ever 💗

  72. A.... D....

    Yeah Jeremy

  73. J.... S....

    I just got lucky and got her back.

    J.... S....

    Jon Shetln me too brotha. Got really lucky

    J.... S....

    mother fuckers. congrats boys

    J.... S....

    I can''t, my Crush lives 70-80 km up north

  74. D.... H....

    LMAO sounds like me

  75. C.... C....

    You're stubborn as they come, you'll never settle down
    You'll always be the one who doesn't stick around
    You make all the rules, you're set in your ways
    You gotta have your freedom, you gotta have your space

    [Chorus]
    But one day you'll meet the girl you swore you'd never find
    Start feeling things you never felt and spending all your time
    Trying to figure out how she got this hold on you
    And when you start to fall, you'll hold onto your pride
    Start building up your walls and never let her get inside
    You'll push her away 'cause that's all you know how to do
    And then she'll leave and you won't beg her not to go
    Ask me how I know

    Go on and shake your head and tell me that I'm wrong
    Say, "I'm just another fool and this is just another song"
    But I know how you are 'cause I know how I am
    And I'd give anything to go back and try again

    [Chorus]
    But one day you'll meet the girl you swore you'd never find
    Start feeling things you never felt and spending all your time
    Trying to figure out how she got this hold on you
    And when you start to fall, you'll hold onto your pride
    Start building up your walls and never let her get inside
    You'll push her away 'cause that's all you know how to do
    And then she'll leave and you won't beg her not to go
    Ask me how I know

    C.... C....

    What a useless post. From now on when you post, make sure you're posting something useful

  76. W.... C....

    This sucks.

  77. C.... W....

    Lesson learned 5 yrs off an on your the love of my life i hate u for that i hate your pride. I waited 3yrs for u an now that im gonna be a mom agin im happy again i need u but i gave up . i will miss u brandon stout

  78. J.... D....

    I thought the drums sounded horrible!!! for real... get some timing!!!

  79. f.... g....

    I love this song

  80. J.... W....

    I always have my bags packed

  81. J.... W....

    Love this song

  82. C.... N....

    After I heard this song for the first time, it got me thinking, how I treated the most important girl in my life so poorly, I kept listening to it over and over, I even crying over her, I had to call her up and tell her how much she means to me, tell her how much I love her, the next day I went over to her house and spent every minute with her, I will never make up for all the time that I was pushing her away

  83. C.... T....

    #FFAJustOne
    Where my FFA peeps at?!

    C.... T....

    Chancielou Cheetah Chick was there, this is my second favorite song he played, first is the dance

    C.... T....

    @Carson Nowak my favorite would have to be aint going down til the sun comes up, but those 2 were pretty darn close too

    C.... T....

    National convention !!

    C.... T....

    My favorite is his song shameless then friends in low places followed by the thunder rolls

  84. K.... C....

    Why does love have to be so hard !!!!

    K.... C....

    It does have to be. When you find the one you love and it's meant to be it'll last. I've been married for 19 years and still going STRONG

    K.... C....

    You have to earn it love is very hard

    K.... C....

    No such THING

    K.... C....

    Love this song

    K.... C....

    It isn't supposed to be. The lesson is...for all of us. Communicate effectively or the relationship will fail.

  85. v.... v....

    You're stubborn as they come, you'll never settle down
    You'll always be the one who doesn't stick around
    You make all the rules, you're set in your ways
    You gotta have your freedom, you gotta have your space

    [Chorus]
    But one day you'll meet the girl you swore you'd never find
    Start feeling things you never felt and spending all your time
    Trying to figure out how she got this hold on you
    And when you start to fall, you'll hold onto your pride
    Start building up your walls and never let her get inside
    You'll push her away 'cause that's all you know how to do
    And then she'll leave and you won't beg her not to go
    Ask me how I know

    Go on and shake your head and tell me that I'm wrong
    Say, "I'm just another fool and this is just another song"
    But I know how you are 'cause I know how I am
    And I'd give anything to go back and try again

    [Chorus]
    But one day you'll meet the girl you swore you'd never find
    Start feeling things you never felt and spending all your time
    Trying to figure out how she got this hold on you
    And when you start to fall, you'll hold onto your pride
    Start building up your walls and never let her get inside
    You'll push her away 'cause that's all you know how to do
    And then she'll leave and you won't beg her not to go
    Ask me how I know
    Bridge]
    And you best put this song on repeat
    Maybe then you won't end up like me

    [Chorus]
    But one day you'll meet the girl you swore you'd never find
    Start feeling things you never felt and spending all your time
    Trying to figure out how she got this hold on you
    And when you start to fall, you'll hold onto your pride
    Start building up your walls and never let her get inside
    You'll push her away 'cause that's all you know how to do
    And then she'll leave and you won't beg her not to go
    Ask me how I know

    v.... v....

    @Amanda Albright Do you want to hear the irony? This song was not even written by Brooks but by Mitch Rossel!! So this supposed huge fan who went psycho on both of us doesn't even know that

    v.... v....

    @Amanda Albright I honestly think she is just trolling. Nobody is that off the rails.

    v.... v....

    @Kathy TOEFL Teacher yes I knew he didn't write it, but I didn't want to bust lil mcnastys know it alls dream..

    v.... v....

    @Amanda Albright It is standard operating procedure for artists to not necessarily write their own songs. What I find HILARIOUS is that this "countrygirl" wrote: "Garth is literally the only one you should be thanking. He is the original one who gave us the lyrics from his mouth," etc. It's utterly hilarious to me that Garth didn't even write the song. OMG, the irony of her getting so triggered when she is completely misinformed. Just beautiful. Irony is my favorite form of humor.

    v.... v....

    @Amanda Albright If you like Garth watch the SNL skit "Devil Can't Write No Love Song" It stars him and Will Farrell, it's really funny.

  86. S.... S....

    Á þessum

  87. V.... R....

    this song goes to someone that i know..and when he listens i hope he listens to every word..

    V.... R....

    Im sorry you were hurt. Im sure he regrets losing you.

  88. A.... T....

    This song hits me deep! I have been pushing my wife away. Now that I listen to this song and reading all the comments. I don’t want to push my wife away any more then what already have. This song opened my eyes big time. Married for 10 years and all I have done was push her away now she is at a point where she wants to leave but her heart tells her that she don’t want to leave. So I’m trying so so dam hard to keep her now!!!! I don’t want to loose my soulmate..

    A.... T....

    Ashley Tugade aww

    A.... T....

    Great story!! Total BS!!

    A.... T....

    Glad you opened your eyes before she made up her mind

    A.... T....

    Good luck man

    A.... T....

    I’ll keep you in prayers 🙏🏻❤️

  89. m.... m....

    No comment

  90. B.... W....

    Putting this song on repeat didnt work for me... I let her go anyways

  91. E.... W....

    Oh my word! This song is so true!

  92. n.... d....

    Fuck Garth Brooks

    n.... d....

    Eat a bowl of baby dicks

  93. H.... S....

    James stacy loves latoria stacy forever