Katie's sittin' on the old front porch  Watchin' the chickens peck the ground  There ain't a whole lot goin' on tonight  In this one-horse town  Over yonder comin' up the road  In a beat-up Chevy truck  Her boyfriend Tommy, he's layin' on the horn  Splashin' through the mud and the muck    Her daddy says he ain't worth a lick  When it comes to brains, he got the short end of the stick  But Katie's young and man, she just don't care  She'd follow Tommy anywhere  She's in love with the boy  She's in love with the boy  She's in love with the boy  And even if they have to run away  She's gonna marry that boy someday    Katie and Tommy at the drive-in movie  Parked in the very last row  They're too busy holdin' on to one another  To even care about the show  Later on outside the Tastee Freeze  Tommy slips something on her hand  He says my high school ring will have to do  'Til I can buy a wedding band    Her daddy says he ain't worth a lick  When it comes to brains, he got the short end of the stick  But Katie's young and man, she just don't care  She'd follow Tommy anywhere  She's in love with the boy  She's in love with the boy  She's in love with the boy  And even if they have to run away  She's gonna marry that boy someday    Her daddy's waitin' up 'til half past twelve  When they come sneakin' up the walk  He says young lady get on up to your room  While me and Junior have a talk  But mama breaks in, says don't lose your temper  It wasn't very long ago  When you yourself was just a hay-seed plowboy  Who didn't have a row to hoe    My daddy said you wasn't worth a lick  When it came to brains you got the short end of the stick  But he was wrong and honey you are too  Katie looks at Tommy like I still look at you  She's in love with the boy  She's in love with the boy  She's in love with the boy  What's meant to be will always find a way  She's in love with the boy  She's in love with the boy  She's in love with the boy  What's meant to be will always find a way  She's gonna marry that boy someday