We're supposed to start work down on the river today. And for Joe and me, it's some pretty good pay. Now, I was countin' on him To be at the dock by ten
When you?re young you think you know it all Yeah, you?re hot rod cocky And you stand there like a man and say There ain?t nothin? strong enough to stop
Down a lonesome Georgia highway Ridin' on a mountain breeze You can feel that engine roarin' You can hear them tires scream Thunderbird Legend has it
You?re my first mornin? light You?re a warm and tender night You?re the peace that I cling to In the dark You?re a strong cup of coffee An elegant glass
Walk away from the walls that you?ve been bangin? on Lay down your down and low and wake up the dawn Wish on your star and leave heartache alone Well,
We'd drive to the river She'd dance on the levee Like it was her stage My ballerina, shined in the bright lights Of my Chevrolet We used to laugh about
This night is empty without you Streets are crowded Neon lightenin' flashin' blue I see lovers passin' by Feel the passion in their eyes And that fire
Hello girl, it's been a while Guess you'd be glad to know That I've learned how to laugh and smile Gettin' over you was slow They say old lovers can
Moonlight layin' softly on white lace Perfume in the air, roses in a crystal vase Sweet words you're whisperin' and your breath against my skin My hands
She wakes up with a smile seldom seen before Gets ready for work, grabs her keys and floats right out the door Oh, the smell of her perfume says, he'll
I know last night Things got a little out of hand It seemed with one slam of the door Our world came crashin' in And now you ask Can we start over again
Yeah When I was 16 I knew everything Opportunity grew on trees I taste 'em, waste 'em And do it all again 10 feet tall, invincible I fell short on principle
Maybe the moon was shinin' too bright When we fell like the leaves on that warm autumn night Lonely and lost, lookin' for someone to hold And maybe the
Jimmy's in rehab since Bobby od'd There's no one in the band now but Johnny and me We're playing at the Good Time Lounge, near the end of the road Bobby
Down in Stoneville, Mississippi You can sure have fun Harley Walker's got a fiddle And Harley's brother's got a gun All the neighbors start to gather
We'd drive to the river She'd dance on the levee like it was her stage My ballerina shined In the bright lights of my Chevrolet We used to laugh about
Someday we won't worry 'bout time and money Honey, get your sleepy head out from under that pillow Don't the mornin' always come too soon Dawn's breakin
