When I was a boy Four houses down from me Was a family with an only child
She was the only girl In this whole world That could make me smile
Down the road I made up reasons to go Down the road
Somewhere inside of me There was something she took a liking to Well, I asked her to marry me She said she really wanted to
Down the road See what life's gonna hold Down the road
Her mama wants to know Am I washed in the blood Or just in the water Her daddy wants to know If I make enough To take his daughter Down the road Before he can let her go Down the road
Now down the street from here There's an engineer with an only son And our baby girl says she believes that he is the only one Down the road
Her mama wants to know Is he washed in the blood Or just in the water And I want to know That he makes enough To take my daughter Down the road When it comes time to go Down the road
Down the road You know I want to help her go Down the road
Down, down, down, down the road Down, down, down, down the road