There's some real rhythmic weirdness in this song...
Discounting the pickup notes, there are 4 strong beats of mariachi trumpets, then 3(!) beats of guitar vamp, then the second line, same thing each a set of 7.
(Actually, listening to the bass notes from the guitar, maybe it's really 3 and 4 (not 4 and 3). He seems to do 1-1-5, 1-5-1-5.)
Then the singing starts -- 4 beats of singing, 4 beats of trumpets, 3 beats of vamp, for 11 total beats, and into the next singing line. There is no trumpets after the fourth sung line of the verse ("I fell into..."), but we go straight into the chorus which is mercifully but jarringly straight-four.
After the chorus, the second verse is like the first, 11 beats per line, *except* for the third line, on which, apparently just by mistake, the trumpets come in a beat late, so that line gets a more normal 12 beats.
Really wacky! Now I know why I'm having trouble figuring out when to come back in with the vocal after each line of the verse -- something in me is trying to hit a "normal" rhythm pattern. I'm probably vamping one beat too long, just to get it into 12 beats.
I'd love to see the sheet music for this thing. You don't see many country songs changing meters every measure...
