Arms

She was born on a bumpy road

Her momma stayed at home

her daddy worked the boats

you only seldom saw him

When she'd cry into the night

Daddy turned off all the lights

He put a record on

and he held her in his arms

He came home from a month away

Supposed to fix the car

Took all the money he saved

and he bought her a guitar

Well she played the thing to death

till it was time to go to bed

She put a record on

and she held it in her arms

She held it in her arms

She held it in her arms

Her and her boyfriend met in school

They made themselves a band

Got themselves a deal

travelled across the land

After every show they played

In every bed they lay

She put a record on

and she held him in her arms

She held him in her arms

She held him in her arms

Now the band has come and gone

She teaches lessons in a music store

Ain't like it wasn't fun

She just couldn't take it anymore

So she's moving herself back home

Cause her boyfriend left her alone

She takes a picture of the band

and she burns it in her hand

So she went to the rock show

She won the tickets on the radio

She smoked a little dope

Bought the record and went on home

When she pulled up on the lawn