He was a long tall stranger from way down south
He pulled out in a cloud of dust
Laying rubber and
I haven't a reason, a clue or a sign
I haven't
Some people remember the first time
Some can't forget the
Saturday night and the moon is out
I wanna head on
Outside another yellow moon
Has punched a hole in the nighttime
I
Last Sunday we got in the car and we drove
Every night she sleeps alone
And by her bed she puts
Late one night when the wind was still
Daddy brought the
We were born during the boom times, played house down
Years ago in my hometown I was a headstrong girl
Mama's got her baby sleeping in a grocery cart
Daddy eyes
I'm a town in Carolina, I'm a detour on a
Well I woke up this morning stumbled out of my
I want to be your girlfriend, I want to be
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