Sawmill Road

Me and Billy Joe and Mary Beth
 Were raised up on the path of righteousness
 Made a solemn vow that we'd always be close
 And never wander far from Sawmill Road
 As the years went by the world began to change
 One by one we outgrew those childhood games
 Momma cooked and cleaned and worried 'bout our souls
 We got into beer and cars and rock 'n' roll
 Chorus:
 We knew Jesus was the answer
 And Elvis was the king
 Blue Suede Shoes and Rock of Ages
 Were the songs we learned to sing
 Innocence went out of style
 And we just watched it go
 Yesterday got left beneath
 The dust on Sawmill Road
 Billy Joe went to Saigon for Uncle Sam
 Now, I go to see him, he don't know who I am
 Once a year I get a card from Mary Beth
 She's with husband number four somewhere out west
 I still live in this old house where we were raised
 On this red dirt road the county never paved
 Now, I watch my kids and worry 'bout their souls
 And pray they'll never wander far from Sawmill Road
 Chorus:
 We knew Jesus was the answer
 And Elvis was the king
 Blue Suede Shoes and Rock of Ages
 Were the songs we learned to sing
 Innocence went out of style
 And we just watched it go
 Yesterday got left beneath
 The dust on Sawmill Road
 Chorus:
 We knew Jesus was the answer
 And Elvis was the king
 Blue Suede Shoes and Rock of Ages
 Were the songs we learned to sing
 Innocence went out of style
 And we just watched it go
 Yesterday got left beneath
 The dust on Sawmill Road
 Me and Billy Joe and Mary Beth
 Were raised up on the path of righteousness...