When I was a boy
Four houses down
From me was a
Family with
An only-child
And she was
The only girl
In this old world
That could make
Me smile
Down the road
I made up reasons to go
Down the road
Somewhere inside
Of me
There was somethin'
She took a likin' to
And I asked her
To marry me
She said she really
Wanted to
Down the road
See what life's gonna hold
Down the road
Her mama wants
To know
Am I washed
In the blood
Or just in the water
Her daddy wants to know
If I make enough
To take his daughter
Down the road
Before
He can let her go
Down the road
Now down the street
From here
There's an engineer
With an only son
And our baby girl
Says she believes that
He is the only one
Down the road
Her mama wants to know
Is he washed in the blood
Or just in the water
And I wanna know that
He makes enough
To take my daughter
Down the road
When it comes time to go
Down the road
Down the road
You know I wanna
Help her go
Down the road
Down the road