Samuel Paul "Sammy" Kershaw (born February 24, 1958, Kaplan, Louisiana, United States) is an American country music artist. He has released 10 studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications among them. More than 25 singles have entered Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including the number one hit "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" and 10 more Top 10 hits: "Cadillac Style", "Anywhere but Here", "Haunted Heart", "Queen of My Double-Wide Trailer", "I Can't Reach Her Anymore", "National Working Woman's Holiday", "Third Rate Romance", "Meant to Be", "Vidalia", and "Love of My Life".
Sammy Kershaw was born in Kaplan in Acadiana in south Louisiana and is the third cousin of singer Doug Kershaw. When he was 11, his grandfather gave him his first guitar. But his father died that year, so Sammy had to work a variety of day jobs while playing roadhouses at night to support his family. He began performing in Acadiana with Louisiana legend J.B. Pere. Subsequently, he opened shows for Ray Price, Merle Haggard, and George Jones while barely into his teens. When the pressures of growing up fast took their toll in the form of a serious drug and alcohol problem, he quit his bad habits in 1988 and took a break from music to work as a remodeling supervisor at Wal-Mart.
I've seen my heart get hurt
So many times I thought that it would die
I've found myself awake at nights
Where all I did was sit and cry
I'm not asking for your pity
I'm just trying to let you know what's on my mind
I must be getting older
But everybody says that old is wise
You ask me why I don't
Give my all and everything to you
Well I'm a little to old for merry-go-rounds
and games to me are just for fools
So until I know it's real
I'll never give my heart away again
I must be getting older
Cause I've never been smarter than I am
I've felt the pain of losing
When lovin always let me down
I'm not too tough for bruisin
My heart could probably stand another round
It's just that I've been weakened
And I'm finally old enough to make my stand
I must be getting older
Cause I've never been smarter than I am
I must be getting older