She was in the backyard
say it was a little past nine
When her prince pulled up
a white pickup truck
Her folks should a seen it comin'
It was only just a matter of time
Plenty old enough
and you can't stop love
She stuck a note
on the screen door
sorry but I got to go
That was all she wrote
her mama's heart was broke
That was all she wrote
so the story goes
Now her daddy's in the kitchen
starin' out the window
Scratchin' and a rackin'
his brains
How could eighteen years
just up and walk away
Our little pony tailed girl
growed up to be a woman
Now she's gone
in the blink of an eye
She left the suds in the bucket
And the clothes hangin'
out on the line
Now don't you wonder
What the preacher's
gonna preach
about Sunday morn
Nothin' quite like this
has happened here before
Well he must have been a looker
smooth talkin' son of a gun
For such a grounded girl
to just up and run
Cause you can't fence time
and you can't stop love
Now all the biddys
in the beauty shop
Gossip goin' non-stop
Sippin' on pink lemonade
How could eighteen years
just up and walk away
Our little pony tailed girl
growed up to be a woman
Now she's gone
in the blink of an eye
She left the suds in the bucket
And the clothes hangin'
out on the line
Yoo hoo
She's got her pretty little
bare feet hangin' out the window
And they're heading up
to Vegas tonight
How could eighteen years
just up and walk away
Our little pony tailed girl
growed up to be a woman
Now she's gone
in the blink of an eye
She left the suds in the bucket
And the clothes
hangin' out on the line
She left the suds in the bucket
And the clothes
hangin' out on the line
She was in the backyard
say it was a little past nine
When her prince pulled up
a white pickup truck
Plenty old enough
and you can't stop love
And no you can't fence time
An' you can't stop love
