Me and Billy Joe and Mary Beth   Were raised up on the path of righteousness   Made a solemn vow that we'd always be close   And never wander far from Sawmill Road      As the years went by the world began to change   One by one we outgrew those childhood games   Momma cooked and cleaned and worried 'bout our souls   We got into beer and cars and rock 'n' roll      Chorus:   We knew Jesus was the answer   And Elvis was the king   Blue Suede Shoes and Rock of Ages   Were the songs we learned to sing   Innocence went out of style   And we just watched it go   Yesterday got left beneath   The dust on Sawmill Road      Billy Joe went to Saigon for Uncle Sam   Now, I go to see him, he don't know who I am   Once a year I get a card from Mary Beth   She's with husband number four somewhere out west   I still live in this old house where we were raised   On this red dirt road the county never paved   Now, I watch my kids and worry 'bout their souls   And pray they'll never wander far from Sawmill Road      Chorus:   We knew Jesus was the answer   And Elvis was the king   Blue Suede Shoes and Rock of Ages   Were the songs we learned to sing   Innocence went out of style   And we just watched it go   Yesterday got left beneath   The dust on Sawmill Road      Chorus:   We knew Jesus was the answer   And Elvis was the king   Blue Suede Shoes and Rock of Ages   Were the songs we learned to sing   Innocence went out of style   And we just watched it go   Yesterday got left beneath   The dust on Sawmill Road      Me and Billy Joe and Mary Beth   Were raised up on the path of righteousness...