Well I was only scared
of the devil and her dad
So we'd park somewhere
we knew they'd never look
No I've never seen
nothin' like her
Playing with the flame
of her momma's lighter
No it wasn't very long
'fore I was hooked
Heaven was a preacher's spot
in that first church
parking lot
Hangin' onto me
like the cross
on a rearview does
Her eyes were blue
the words were red
on that half pack
of cigarettes
At seventeen
that's what hallelujah was
Life wasn't heavy
in the back of that Chevy
Me her and the Holy Ghost
Somethin' 'bout us
hell of a rush
Fallin' in love
lightin' up them holy smokes
They'd run us off
but we'd come runnin' back
And we'd pick up
where we left off
the night before
She said
How pissed off
would your mama be
if we walked in there
and you married me
Even if we never made it
through them old wood doors
Heaven was a preacher's spot
in that first church
parkin' lot
Hangin' onto me
like the cross
on the rearview does
Her eyes were blue
the words were red
on that half pack
of cigarettes
At seventeen
that's what hallelujah was
Life wasn't heavy
in the back of that Chevy
Me her and the Holy Ghost
Somethin' 'bout us
hell of a rush
Fallin' in love
lightin' up them holy smokes
Nothin' 'bout those nights
felt like sinnin'
And Jesus forgives
but I can't forget when
Heaven was a preacher's spot
in that first church
parkin' lot
Hangin' onto me
like the cross
on the rearview does
Her eyes were blue
the words were red
on that half pack
of cigarettes
At seventeen
that's what hallelujah was
Life wasn't heavy
in the back of that Chevy
Me her and the Holy Ghost
Somethin' 'bout us
hell of a rush
Fallin' in love
lightin' up them holy smokes