Followed Her Around

I followed her around

I was quite naïve

Holes in my soul

I wore my heart upon my sleeve

Down that winding country road

Despite the stories I'd been told

Now I don't go into town

Since I followed her around

I stood and watched in disbelief

From the shadows of my grief

She wore lipstick black as coal

And her boots up to her knees

How could I even speak my mind?

All the boys were making time

I bowed my head without a sound

Since I followed her around

Everybody's got a hunger

And a seed they gotta sow

I should have listened to my mother

When she cried, "No, child no

Son, get your feet back on the ground

Don't go follow her around"

I watched her from afar

That pretty flower in mid bloom

Oh how that girl could work a bar

As she waltzed around the room

I couldn't take it anymore

Tried to get her out the door

One more time, she shot me down

Since I followed her around, yeah

Everybody's got a hunger

And a seed they gotta sow

I should have listened to my mother

When she cried, "No, child no

Son, get your feet back on the ground

Don't go follow her around"

And now I'm old and wise

Still got that sparkle in my eyes

And all my kids have come and gone

All except my youngest son

It was just the other day

Well, I swore, I heard him say

"Dad, I'm heading into town"

I think he follows her around

"Dad, I'm heading into town"

I think he follows her around

"Dad, I'm rolling into town"

I think he follows her around