We took a chevy on the freeway
Drove her straight into the west coast
I took a shower in the ocean
Whispered a secret to my daddys ghost
She tells me things I didn't ever wanna know
She makes it feel so good it hurts
She takes me places that I never thought I'd go
Then he chews me up and spits me out
And there I lay, a puddle in the dirt
Whoa oh oh oh oh yeah
Whoa oh oh oh oh no
They tell us slow oh oh oh down
But I? But I gotta just go oh oh oh oh
I hitched a ride back to her home town
And pitched a tent there on her daddy's porch
He said he gonna call the police
I didn't worry cuz he ain't the sort
I told him, honest I ain't leaving here alone
I need my baby by my side
You got her locked up in your castle made of stone
But just you wait, one of these days that girl of yours?
She's gonna be my bride.
Whoa oh oh oh oh yeah
Whoa oh oh oh oh no
They tell us slow oh oh oh oh down
But I? Well I gotta just go oh oh oh oh
We had the wedding on a Monday
Then flew Atlantic to our paradise
You caught a bug and spent it sleepin
I called your mama for some good advice
She said my god she never told you?
Ill hop a plane and help her break the news
Now go on honey give her your time
Cuz as for her she ain't got much to lose
I held my breath and went a'runnin to her bed
I saw the truth there in her eyes
I knew it then, even though not a word was said
So I crawled on in, and held her close, and swallowed hard
The tears I couldn't cry.
Whoa oh oh oh oh no
Whoa oh oh oh oh yeah
They tell me go oh oh oh on
But I? But I know it ain't fair air air air air
We had you buried in the backyard.
Under a willow tree you called your "fort."
I stayed there right until the sun fell
Then drank my sorrow as a last resort.
You left before I had accepted you would go...
I guess at least it didn't hurt?
You showed me something that I shouldn't have to know, And now there they are, my stubborn tears, they water you Like puddles in the dirt.
Whoa oh oh oh oh yeah
Whoa oh oh oh oh no
They tell us slow oh oh oh down
But I? but I gotta just ...
Whoa oh oh oh oh yeah
Whoa oh oh oh oh no
They tell us slow oh oh oh down
But I? but I gotta just ...
Whoa oh oh oh oh yeah
Whoa oh oh oh oh no
They tell us slow oh oh oh down
But I? but I gotta just ...
Lyrics Submitted by KT Mulholland