It ain’t writ by Jewel, nor by Willie Nelson neither. But here’s a genuine country anthem with lyrics by Indiana resident Jean (based on this comment), and tune by me. It’s a little ditty we call “(I Was) Standin on the Side of Love,” an it goes like this:

(I Was) Standin on the Side of Love (crappy MP3 of a crappy MIDI version of the tune and chords)

(I Was) Standin on the Side of Love (PDF of lead sheet, with tune and lyrics)

And now… the karaoke version, so you can sing along! MP3 file with country guitar, bass, and drum with occasional banjo and mandolin, and an “oo” track that you can sing along to. Lyrics are below.

(I Was) Standing on the Side of Love/karaoke version

Lyrics — long dashes show where you hold a word over two notes.

I was standing on the side of love,
I was standing on the side of love,
I was standing on the side of love,
Fixin to hitch a ride out of town.
Standin on the side of love,
Me and my dog, Big Ol’ Blue,
We had our hopes an nothin more
Waitin on the side of love.

(banjo)

I had my dog Blue and one old glove,
I had my dog Blue and one old glove,
I had my dog Blue and one old glove,
My heart on my sleeve, and I — was down.
Standin on the side of love,
Me and my dog, Big Ol’ Blue,
We had our hopes an nothin more
Waitin on the side of love.

(mandolin, then bridge…)

Woo, ooo, oo-oo-oo-oo-oo.
Woo, ooo, oo-oo-oo-oo-oo.
Woo, ooo, oo-oo-oo-oo-oo.
Standin on the side of love.

(banjo)

A — semi stopped an picked us up,
Said a semi stopped an picked us up,
Said a semi stopped an picked us up,
We headed down that road — of love.
Standin on the side of love,
Me and my dog, Big Ol’ Blue,
We had our hopes an nothin more
Waitin on the side of love.

(mandolin)

Woo, ooo, oo-oo-oo-oo-oo.
Woo, ooo, oo-oo-oo-oo-oo.
Woo, ooo, oo-oo-oo-oo-oo.
Standin on the side of love.
Standin on the side of love.
Standin on the side of love.