Jack and Jill

Lyrics

[Verse 1] She was eighteen, had a California dream Gettin' out was just a matter of time He just turned twenty, makin' decent money Drivin' nails into railroad ties Boy meets girl, girl's plans changed that summer into a hell of a fall Nah, they didn't have it all together, but together they had it all They had it all [Verse 2] Love did what it does, wasn't even six months Ain't ever leavin', shinin' on her left hand But that worse or for better, forever together Started runnin' out of sand [Pre-Chorus] He was gone on the road, she was home all alone That lonely took a toll on her heart Came home early one night to surprise her To find her lost in someone else's arms [Chorus] This is the story of Jack and Jill How their whole world came tumblin' down Heartbreak kills, Jill got on the pills And Jack couldn't get off that Crown They found their peace somewhere underneath The roots of a sycamore tree Yeah, Jack and Jill went downhill And ended up on one in Tennessee In Tennessee [Verse 3] Everybody knows that he couldn't let go of that bottle or what she'd done He took his last sip, yeah, he finally quit That mornin' he didn't wake up She took the news with the whites and the blues Didn't leave a note, there was no need The preacher they used when they said, "I do," is readin' out of Psalm 23 23 [Chorus] This is the story of Jack and Jill How their whole world came tumblin' down Heartbreak kills, Jill got on the pills And Jack couldn't get off that Crown They found their peace somewhere underneath The roots of a sycamore tree Yeah, Jack and Jill went downhill And ended up on one in Tennessee In Tennessee In Tennessee