Lyrics

[Verse 1] Friday night's pay night Guys fresh out of work Talking 'bout the weekend Trying to scrub off the dirt Some heading home to their families Some wearing trouble on their shirts Some driving down to Stovall Just looking to get hurt [Verse 2] I work for the county Out on 95 Just holding that red flag Watching the traffic pass me by All day, I keep a picture Of my baby in my head At night, I dream I'm with her Laying in my bunkhouse bed [Verse 3] Seen her at the canteen Down at the Legion Hall She come in with her brothers Standing back up against the wall Me and her, we'd go walking Down by them winding tracks Well, one day I looked straight at her And shе looked straight back [Bridge] Gray clouds stretch across The whitе moon Sitting in the backyard in my old car We'd hum out of tune [Verse 4] Well, I saved my money And I put it all away I went to see her daddy We didn't have much to say He said, "Now son Can't you see she's just a little girl Who don't know nothing 'Bout the meanness in this world?" [Verse 5] Took off down into Florida Yeah, we got along alright One day her brothers came and got her And they took me in a black and white Prosecutor kept his promise That he made on that day Well, she was sad, and the judge was mad They put me straight away [Bridge] Well, they said she was too young She was no younger than I've been When she put her arms around me And the night close in [Verse 6] Well, sometimes I dream of getting out of here Heading down towards them old tracks I swore l'd come and get her But I know I ain't ever going back There's nights I can't sleep No matter how hard I try So from my window, I watch the moonlight Fall on the far hillside I imagine I put on my jacket Go down to this little roadside bar Pick a stranger and spin around the dance floor To a Mexican guitar