<Tr> <Td> "The Fireman" (1985) </Td> <Td> "The Chair" (1985) </Td> <Td> "You're Something Special to Me" (1985) </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Chair" is a song written by Dean Dillon and Hank Cochran, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait . It was released in August 1985 as the lead - off single from his album Something Special . It peaked at number - one on the country music chart in both the United States and Canada in 1985 . The song was named by CMT as one of the top 100 country songs of all time, posting at number 24 on that list . Something that sets "The Chair" apart for most other songs of any style - it has no refrain or chorus . Only the basic melody repeats throughout the song . </P> <P> "The Chair" came at the end of a night - long songwriting binge by country music songwriters, Hank Cochran and Dean Dillon . The two had been writing songs all night long and as Dillon puts it, "were about written out" - when he strummed his guitar and sang the line "Excuse me but I think you've got my chair ." Twenty minutes later, "The Chair" was complete . </P> <P> The lyrics represent a conversation between a man and a woman at a bar, but only the man's side of the conversation is revealed . At the beginning he says, "Well excuse me, but I think you've got my chair ." Over the course of the conversation, the talk grows more intimate, until the woman agrees to let the man drive her home . At the end he says, "Oh I like you too, and to tell you the truth, that wasn't my chair after all ." </P>

Words to the song the chair by george strait