I was raised off
of old Route three
Out past where the
blacktop ends
We'd walk to church
on Sunday morning
Race barefoot back
to the Johnson's fence
That's where I
first saw Mary
On that roadside
pickin blackberries
That summer I turned
a corner in my soul
Down that red dirt road
It's where I drank
my first beer
It's where I
found Jesus
Where I wrecked
my first car
I tore it all to pieces
I learned the path
to heaven is full of
sinners and believers
Learned that happiness
on earth ain't just
for high achievers
I've learned
I've come to know
There's life at both ends
Of that red dirt road
Her daddy didn't
like me much
With my
shackled up GTO
I'd sneak out in the
middle of the night
Throw rocks at her
bedroom window
We'd turn out
the headlights
Drive by the
moonlight
Talk about what
the future might hold
Down that red dirt road
It's where I drank
my first beer
It's where I
found Jesus
Where I wrecked
my first car
I tore it all to pieces
I learned the path
to heaven is full of
sinners and believers
Learned that happiness
on earth ain't just
for high achievers
I've learned
I've come to know
There's life at both ends
Of that red dirt road
I went out into
the world
and I came back in
I lost Mary
oh I got her
back again
And driving home
tonight feels like
I've found a long
lost friend
It's where I drank
my first beer
It's where I
found Jesus
Where I wrecked
my first car
I tore it all to pieces
I learned the path
to heaven is full of
sinners and believers
Learned that happiness
on earth ain't just
for high achievers
I've learned
I've come to know
There's life at both ends
Of that red dirt road