Lyrics

[Verse 1] She was in the backyard They say it was a little past nine When her prince pulled up A white pick-up truck Her folks shoulda seen it coming It was only just a matter of time Plenty old enough And you can't stop love [Verse 2] 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 Or so the story goes [Chorus 1] Now her daddy's in the kitchen Staring out the window Scratching and a-racking his brains How could eighteen years just up and walk away? Our little pony-tailed girl Grown 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 hanging out on the line [Verse 3] Now, don't you wonder What the preacher's gonna preach about Sunday morning Nothing quite like this has happened here before Well, he must have been a looker A smooth talking son of a gun For such a grounded girl to just up and run Course you can't fence time And you can't stop love [Chorus 2] Now all the biddies in the beauty shop gossip Going non-stop Sipping on pink lemonade How could eighteen years just up and walk away? Our little pony-tailed girl Grown 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 Yee-hoo! [Chorus 3] She's got her pretty little bare feet Hanging 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 Grown 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 hanging out on the line She left the suds in the bucket And the clothes hanging out on the line [Outro] She was in the backyard They 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 No, you can't fence time And you can't stop love