He was drivin'
Home one evening
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
Till he said
I'm here
To help ya 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
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
When someone once
Helped me out
just the way
I'm helping 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 prob'ly
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
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 helping 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 thinking
About the money
And what
The lady's note
Had said
As her husband
Lay there sleeping
She whispered
Soft and low
Everything's
Gonna be alright
I love you joe