She's in Love with the Boy (30th Anniversary)

Katie's sittin' on her old front porch Watchin' the chickens peck the ground There ain't a whole lot goin' on tonight In this one horse town Over yonder, comin' up the road In a beat up Chevy truck Her boyfriend Tommy is layin' on the horn Splashin' through the mud and the muck Her daddy says, "He ain't worth a lick When it comes to brains he got the short end of the stick" But Katie's young and, man, she just don't care She'd follow Tommy anywhere She's in love with the boy She's in love with the boy She's in love with the boy And even if they have to run away She's gonna marry that boy someday Katie and Tommy at the drive-in movie Parked in the very last row They're too busy holdin' onto one another To even care about the show Later on, outside the Tastee-Freez Tommy slips somethin' on her hand He says, "My high school ring will have to do 'Til I can buy a weddin' band" Her daddy says, "He ain't worth a lick When it comes to brains he's got the short end of the stick" But Katie's young and, man, she just don't care She'd follow Tommy anywhere She's in love with the boy She's in love with the boy She's in love with the boy And even if they have to run away She's gonna marry that boy someday Her daddy's waitin' up 'til half past twelve When they come sneakin' up the walk He says, "Young lady, get on up to your room While me and junior have a talk" Mama breaks in, says, "Don't lose your temper It wasn't very long ago When you yourself was just a hayseed plow boy Who didn't have a row to hoe" My daddy said, "You wasn't worth a lick When it came to brains, you got the short of the stick But he was wrong and, honey, you are too Katie looks at Tommy like I still look at you" She's in love with the boy She's in love with the boy She's in love with the boy What's meant to be will always find a way Yeah, she's in love with the boy She's in love with the boy She's in love with the boy What's meant to be will always find a way She's gonna marry that boy someday, yeah