HE WAS SITTIN' BESIDE ME
IN THE PASSENGER SEAT
AS I LOOKED THROUGH
THE WINDSHIELD
AT THE QUIET
LITTLE STREET
HE WAS SMILIN' SO PROUD
AS HE GAVE ME THE KEY
BUT INSIDE I KNEW HE
WAS AS NERVOUS AS ME
AND I SAID DADDY OH DADDY
ARE YOU SURE I KNOW HOW
ARE YOU SURE THAT I'M READY
TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOW
HE SAID I'M RIGHT
HERE BESIDE YOU
AND YOU'RE
GONNA DO FINE
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS
KEEP IT BETWEEN THE LINES
'CAUSE IT'S A
LONG NARROW ROAD
AND ONLY THE
GOOD LORD KNOWS
WHERE IT LEADS IN THE END
BUT YOU GOT TO BEGIN
SO KEEP YOUR
HANDS ON THE WHEEL
BELIEVE IN THE
THINGS THAT ARE REAL
JUST TAKE YOUR TIME
AND KEEP IT
BETWEEN THE LINES
I WAS SITTIN' IN MY CHAIR
KINDA SNEAKIN' A LOOK
AT HIM LYIN' ON THE FLOOR
WITH HIS COLORING BOOK
THEN HE CAUGHT ME WATCHIN'
AND HE CLIMBED ON MY KNEE
SAID DADDY OH DADDY
WOULD YOU DO ONE WITH ME
THEN I HUGGED
HIM SO TIGHTLY
AS WE TURNED THE PAGE
SAID I HAVEN'T DONE THIS
SINCE I WAS YOUR AGE
HE SAID I'M RIGHT
HERE BESIDE YOU
AND YOU'RE GONNA DO FINE
DADDY ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS
KEEP IT BETWEEN THE LINES
SO WE FINISHED THE PICTURE
AND I PUT HIM TO BED
GOT DOWN ON MY KNEES
AND I BOWED MY HEAD
AND I SAID FATHER OH FATHER
I FEEL SO ALONE
ARE YOU SURE I CAN RAISE HIM
WITH HIS MOMMY GONE
THEN THE ANSWER CAME
BACK SO GENTLE AND LOW
IN THE WORDS OF MY
DADDY FROM SO LONG AGO
SAID I'M RIGHT HERE BESIDE YOU
AND YOU'RE GONNA DO FINE
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS KEEP
IT BETWEEN THE LINES
SO KEEP YOUR
HANDS ON THE WHEEL
BELIEVE IN THE THINGS
THAT ARE REAL
TAKE YOUR TIME
AND KEEP IT
BETWEEN THE LINES
JUST TAKE YOUR TIME
AND KEEP IT
BETWEEN THE LINES