The Joint

The only joint my momma burned was on the rural route

She parked in old man Taylor's woods so she wouldn't be found out

Turned off her dome light and snuck off by herself

Crouched down beneath that window, fired it up and gave it hell

That hangout my daddy used to hang around

We watched it all go up in smoke until it all came down

Just like that, the taps and stools and the tables got turned

To the only joint my momma ever burned, burned

Just like someone flipped a switch, dad started coming home

No more eating late cold suppers with that tavern gone

I had my suspicions, til one night when we said Grace

Dad said, "forgive us our transgressions", that smile lit up momma's face

Like that hangout my daddy used to hang around

We watched it all go up in smoke until it all came down

Just like that, the taps and stools and the tables got turned

To the only joint my momma ever burned, burned

Of all the small town Barney Fifes

And bloodhounds in this town

I'm the only one who ever found out about

That hangout my daddy used to hang around

We watched it all go up in smoke until it all came down

Just like that, the taps and stools and the tables got turned

To the only joint my momma ever burned, burned, burned, burned