A Reason Lyrics - Little Texas

Dad said, "Get a job, son 

You can't just lay around, all summer long 

Your school days are gone 

What's gonna make you wanna make it on your own 

Oh, what's wrong?" 

So he took a square of paper 

That he cut out of the Avery Evening News 

'Wanted, manual labor 

At the grocery store on 16th Avenue' 

Stock the shelves 

Sweep the place 

He thought of lookin' somewhere else 

Until he saw her face 

He finally found a reason 

To wake up early, every morning 

Get his feet on the ground and get downtown 

To be there right on time 

'Cause he knows that she'll be waiting 

She'll be working down the aisle 

And he'd do anything 

To see that small-town angel smile 

Turns out, all he ever really needed was a reason 

He never thought much about the future 

But when a stock boy falls in love with a check-out girl 

He's not allowed to offer 

So he wants to make his way up in the world 

He works all day 

And studies late into the night 

Yeah, it's tough to make the grade 

Oh, but that's alright 

'Cause he's finally found a reason 

To wake up early, every morning 

Get his feet on the ground and get downtown 

To be there right on time 

'Cause he knows that she'll be waiting 

She'll be working down the aisle 

And he'd do anything 

To see that small-town angel smile 

Turns out, all he ever really needed was a reason 

He's never been much 

At getting dressed up for the church 

And that's just what he does 

All because of her 

You see he's finally found a reason 

To wake up early, Saturday morning 

Put his feet on the ground and go downtown 

Gonna get there right on time 

'Cause he knows that she'll be waiting 

Her daddy will walk her down the aisle 

And he'll promise God 

He'll always make that small-town angel smile 

Turns out, all he ever really needed 

Turns out, all he ever really needed was a reason 

Yeah, yeah, yeah, was a reason, yeah, yeah