Maggie Creek Road

Album: Keep On Loving You (2009)
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  • Verse 1

    Mama stood on the front porch ringin' her hands
    Watched the tail lights fadin' on his black tranzam
    With her precious little baby taking off inside
    Staring at him with stars in her eyes
    She tried to tell her but the girl might as well have been deaf
    She wasn't gonna listen to a word she said

    Don't go down Maggie Creek Road
    With a boy lookin' like that
    He'll tell ya thangs that you wanna hear
    And they'll be no turnin' back
    There's an oak tree down by the lake
    In the shade where the wild flowers grow
    What'll happen only heaven knows
    So don't go down Maggie Creek Road
    (at the end)........don't go down....... Maggie Creek Road)

    Verse 2
    Was a still black night as dark is cold
    Nobody heard her when she said no
    She kicked and screamed and got free somehow
    Tore her dress on the door when he pushed her out
    She walked 13 miles on the gravel road
    With tears in her eyes 20 years ago

    Don't go down Maggie Creek Road
    With a boy lookin' like that
    He'll tell ya thangs that you wanna hear
    And they'll be no turnin' back
    There's an oak tree down by the lake
    In the shade where the wild flowers grow
    What'll happen only heaven knows
    So don't go down Maggie Creek Road
    (at the end)........don't go down....... Maggie Creek Road)

    Verse 3
    Somehow mama's always know
    Cause they shoulda been home an hour ago
    When she pulled up it was just going down
    She turned her headlights off didn't make a sound
    She heard her baby crying no but he wouldn't stop
    Her heart went cold and her blood ran hot
    With a pistol in her hand she opened his door
    You don't wanna see mama go to war

    Don't go down Maggie Creek Road
    With a boy lookin' like that
    He'll tell ya thangs that you wanna hear
    And they'll be no turnin' back
    There's an oak tree down by the lake
    In the shade where the wild flowers grow
    What'll happen only heaven knows
    So don't go down Maggie Creek Road
    (at the end)........don't go down....... Maggie Creek Road) Writer/s: JAMES SLATER, KAREN ROCHELLE
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group
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