Redhead

Momma was a hot head, daddy was a redneck Grew up in a single wide when Reagan was president Spoonin' in a twin size, newlywed business Didn't know they gonna have themselves a little redhead Nine months from Valentine's, blamed it on the red wine Bought a station wagon, stopped runnin' all the red lights Big eyes, bigger mouth, wild child complex They didn't have a clue how to raise a little redhead Oh, they got their hands full, tryin' to tame a pistol Spitfire, freckles that could run among the dead Clothes line, tightrope, daredevil, high hopes They raised a little hell when they raised a little redhead Now tell us how it is, uh-hum Living with a sunburn, running with scissors Daddy's belt couldn't help simmer down the temper Bull in a china shop, rose-colored reckless Tried to run away, but trouble loves a little redhead Oh, they got their hands full, tryin' to tame a pistol Spitfire, freckles that could run among the dead Clothes line, tightropes, daredevil, high hopes They raised a little hell when they raised a little redhead, mm Oh, they got their hands full, tryin' to tame a pistol Spitfire, freckles that could run among the dead Clothes line, tightropes, daredevil, high hopes They raised a little hell when they raised a little redhead God made the blondes, black-haired, and the brunettes Devil dropped in said, "I don't think you're done yet" Let's make a compromise, make an angel backslide So they chipped in, and they made a little redhead