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

And I asked her to marry me

And She said she really wanted to

Down the road

To see what life’s gonna hold

Down the road

Her momma 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 momma wants to know

Is he washed in the blood or just in the water

And I want to know

If 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 that road

Down, down, down, down that road