He was drivin' home
one evenin'
In his beat-up Pontiac
When an old lady
flagged him down
Her Mercedes had a flat
He could see
that she was frightened
Standin' out there in the snow
'Til he said
I'm here to help you ma'am
By the way
My name's Joe
She said
I'm from St. Louis
And I'm only passin' through
I must've seen a
hundred cars go by
This is awful nice of you
And when he changed the tire
and closed her trunk
And was about to drive away
She said
How much do I owe you
Here's what he had to say
You don't owe me a thing
I've been there too
And someone once
helped me out
Just the way I'm helpin' you
If you really wanna
pay me back
Here's what you do
Don't let the chain of love
end with you
Well a few miles
down the road
The lady saw a small cafe
She went in
to grab a bite to eat
And then be on her way
But she couldn't
help but notice
How the waitress
smiled so sweet
And how she must've been
eight months along and
dead on her feet
No she didn't
know her story
And she probably
never will
When the waitress went to
get her change from a
hundred dollar bill
The lady slipped
right out the door
And on a napkin left a note
There were tears
in the waitress's eyes
When she read
what she wrote
You don't owe me a thing
I've been there too
Someone once helped me out
Just the way I'm helpin' you
If you really wanna
pay me back
Here's what you do
Don't let the chain of love
end with you
That night when she
got home from work
The waitress
climbed into bed
She was thinkin'
about the money
And what the lady's
note had said
As her husband
lay there sleepin'
She whispered soft and low
Everything's
gonna be all right
I love you Joe