Down By The Side Of The Road Lyrics - John Prine

Her Father was a failure 

Her Mother was a comfort 

To a doctor and lawyer and Indian Chief. 

The shirt ran out of buttons 

He lost all his marbles at a baseball game 

And they went on Relief. 

The bank took away their diplomas 

They locked them up inside of the chest 

And she moved away to Oklahoma 

And got a tattoo on the side of her breast 

"God-Damn, My socks are still hard" 

From lying on the sofa on the night she was over in my backyard 

Yeah, We was shooting the breeze out amongst the trees 

When a shot rang low 

And left her standing down by the side of the road 

Down by the side of the road 

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Father have mercy, Whoo Whoo 

Get her a nurse please 

She's almost alone 

I saw her hand reaching out for the telephone 

We rather see her locked up inside a home 

Than see her standing down by the side of the road 

Down by the side of the road 

Headlights flashing on her skirt in the wind. 

Yonder comes a truck it drove by two men. 

Shotgun man leaned out and said do you want to take a ride? 

Out in the pale moonlight Light. light Light Lie Lie Lie lie 

Too long in the hot sun 

She could've be Miss Wisconsin a long time ago 

Spent to much time inside of the early show 

We'd bought her a ticket but she didn't want to go 

She was standing down by the side of the road 

Down by the side of the road 

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Headlights flashing, caught a skirt in the wind. 

Yonder comes a truck it drove by two men. 

Shotgun man leaned out and said do you want to take a ride? 

Out in through the pale moonlight 

Her Father was a failure 

Her Mother was a comfort 

To a doctor and lawyer and Indian Chief. 

The shirt made out of buttons 

He lost all his marbles at a baseball game 

And they went on Relief. 

The bank took away their diplomas 

They locked them up inside of the chest 

And she moved away to Oklahoma 

And got a tattoo on the side of her breast 

God-Damn, My thoughts are still hard. 

From lying on the sofa on the night she was overi n my backyard 

Yeah, We was shooting the breeze out amongst the trees 

When a shot rang low 

And left her standing down by the side of the road 

Down by the side of the road 

Down by the side of the road 

Down by the side of the road