Strap them kids in give 'em a little bit of
The hurricane party's windin' down
And we're all waitin' for the
She gets a little restless in the spring
She might follow
hear the trucks on the highway
and the ticking of the
There?s a Vietnam Vet with a cardboard sign
Sitting there by
The air raid siren at the high school blew
Every weekday,
Where have been? I dont want to know
Probably some place
Where'd you go last night?
I never heard you leaving
I woke
Ive got it all to myself now
Crack the window just
Aunt Clara kept her Bible Right next to the phone
My thoughts were gnawing at me so I tried hard
He was a drinking man with a guitar problem
Didn't have
Last time I saw you
it could've been Christmas eve
it could've
The in-laws are waiting the games have begun
The cell phone
I'm not from here
I just live here
grew up somewhere far
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