Sawmill Road Lyrics - Close To The Edge - Diamond Rio

Me and Billy Joe and Mary Beth 

Were raised up on the path of righteousness 

Made a solemn vow that we'd always be close 

And never wander far from Sawmill Road 

As the years went by, the world began to change 

One by one, we outgrew those childhood games 

Momma cooked and cleaned and worried 'bout our souls 

We got into beer and cars and rock 'n' roll 

We knew Jesus was the answer and Elvis was the king 

'Blue Suede Shoes' and 'Rock Of Ages' were the songs we learned to sing 

Innocence went out of style and we just watched it go 

Yesterday got left beneath the dust on Sawmill Road 

Billy Joe went to Saigon for Uncle Sam 

Now I go to see him, he don't know who I am 

Once a year, I get a card from Mary Beth 

She's with husband number four somewhere out west 

I still live in this old house where we were raised 

On this red dirt road, the county never paved 

Now I watch my kids and worry 'bout their souls 

And pray they'll never wander far from Sawmill Road 

We knew Jesus was the answer and Elvis was the king 

'Blue Suede Shoes' and 'Rock Of Ages' were the songs we learned to sing 

Innocence went out of style and we just watched it go 

Yesterday got left beneath the dust on Sawmill Road 

Me and Billy Joe and Mary Beth 

Were raised up on the path of righteousness