Went off to college   like you’re supposed to do   parked himself on midnight shift   painting red cars blue   but he walked the line (3)      Made it to the altar   with a week to spare   said to his lovely bride    Say "I do’ if you dare"   but he walked the line (3)      Grew up hard but grew up slow   lots to do but nowhere to go      Whiskey’d up and bite him   lay him on the ground   cabbies all knew his name    got him home safe and sound   but he walked the line (3)      His daddy died in Bristol   he barely made it to the phone   said things were pretty tight that fall   he just couldn’t make it home   but he walked the line (3)      never saw if coming, never saw it go   never knew what he had but when it’s gone you know      He’s got a boy of his own now   feels the walls are closing in   wife’s on the back porch   tears stain her wedding ring   but he walked the line (3)