BILL AND I GOT MARRIED
FOLLOWING OUR FIRST BORN
DADDY LEFT THIS GAS
AND CONVENIENCE STORE
JUST BEFORE HE DIED
AND I WAS ONLY NINETEEN
WHEN I HAD MY THIRD BABY
SOMETIMES I THINK
MAYBE I SHOULD'VE
LEFT HERE LONG AGO
TRAVELLERS ARE STOPPIN' BY
CHECK THEIR OIL AND THEIR P.S.I.
GAS UP AND AWAY TO FLY
MOVIN' DOWN THE LINE
BUT THIS BEAT-UP TRUCK
AND WORN OUT SHOES
ALWAYS GIVIN' ME THE BLUES
BILLY SUCKIN' DOWN THE
BOOZE NEARLY EVERY NIGHT
I NEVER SEEN THE CITY LIGHTS
HOW THEY
MUST SHINE SO BRIGHT
NOT LIKE THIS COUNTRY NIGHT
THE SKY'S BLACK AS COAL
AND THIS GAS STATION
MOUNTAIN HOME
NOT A THING TO CALL MY OWN
HOW I WISH I WAS ALONE
WITH A PENNY TO MY NAME
STRANGERS SAY
THIS MOUNTAIN HERE
IS BEAUTIFUL
BEYOND COMPARE
BUT IT'S JUST A DUMB
OLD MOUNTAIN THERE
I SEE IT EVERY DAY
IF I COULD SEE SUNSET SKIES
OVER FIELDS OF GRAIN
OR OCEAN TIDES
CITY SKYLINE IN THE NIGHT
I'LL BE DANCIN' 'TIL THE DAWN
I NEVER SEEN THE CITY LIGHTS
HOW THEY
MUST SHINE SO BRIGHT
NOT LIKE THIS COUNTRY NIGHT
THE SKY'S BLACK AS COAL
AND THIS GAS STATION
MOUNTAIN HOME
NOT A THING TO CALL MY OWN
HOW I WISH I WAS ALONE
WITH A PENNY TO MY NAME
BILL AND I GOT MARRIED
FOLLOWING OUR FIRST BORN
DADDY LEFT THIS GAS
AND CONVENIENCE STORE
JUST BEFORE HE DIED
MAYBE BILL AND I SOMEDAY
WILL FIND A CHANCE
TO GET AWAY
UNTIL THEN IT'S HERE I'LL STAY
WISHIN' ON A STAR
I NEVER SEEN THE CITY LIGHTS
HOW THEY
MUST SHINE SO BRIGHT
NOT LIKE THIS COUNTRY NIGHT
THE SKY'S BLACK AS COAL
AND THIS GAS STATION
MOUNTAIN HOME
NOT A THING TO CALL MY OWN
HOW I WISH I WAS ALONE
WITH A PENNY TO MY NAME