Just a girl born in Dixie   Washed in blood and   Raised on the banks   Of the Mississippi mud   She always had a thing about   Falling in love with a bad boy   And they could see it all comin'   But her daddy never dreamed   She'd grow up that fast   You know what I mean   The way a girl gets   When she turns 17   Kinda crazy      She's a rebel child    And a preacher's daughter   She was baptized in dirty water   Her mama cried the first time they caught her with me   They knew they couldn't stop her   She holds tight   To me and the Bible    On the back seat of my motorcycle   Left her daddy standing there   Preaching to the choir you see   God love her   Oh, me and God love her      She kissed her mama goodbye   Said, "I'll be sure and phone ya,"   She called her from the truck stop   In Tuscon, Arizona   Amazing grace   We made California alive   And then my gypsy life   Started taking its toll   And the fast lane got empty and out of control   And just like an angel   She saved my soul from the devil      She's a rebel child    And a preacher's daughter   She was baptized in dirty water   Her mama cried the first time they caught her with me   They knew they couldn't stop her   She holds tight   To me and the Bible    On the back seat of my motorcycle   Left her daddy standing there   Preaching to the choir you see   God love her   Oh, me and God love her      Now she holds tight   To me and the Bible    On the back seat of my motorcycle   Left her daddy standing there   Preaching to the choir you see   God love her   Oh, me and God love her   God love her   Me and God love her